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Microscopium
Microscopii — The Microscope
Constellations#66 by area
Overview
Microscopium (Microscopii) — The Microscope is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Notable stars
15 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Gamma Microscopiimag 4.67
- Epsilon Microscopiimag 4.71
- HR 8151mag 4.8
- Alpha Microscopiimag 4.89
- Iota Microscopiimag 5.11
- Nu Microscopiimag 5.12
- HR 8076mag 5.2
- HR 8104mag 5.25
- Zeta Microscopiimag 5.32
- HR 7987mag 5.34
- HR 8110mag 5.41
- HR 7893mag 5.47
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- Constellation ofGamma Microscopii
- Constellation ofEpsilon Microscopii
- Constellation ofHR 8151
- Constellation ofAlpha Microscopii
- Constellation ofIota Microscopii
- Constellation ofNu Microscopii
- Constellation ofHR 8076
- Constellation ofHR 8104
- Constellation ofZeta Microscopii
- Constellation ofHR 7987
- Constellation ofHR 8110
- Constellation ofHR 7893
- Constellation ofHR 7933
- Constellation ofHR 8202
- Constellation ofLacaille 8760
- Neighbour ofCapricornus
- Neighbour ofSagittarius
- Belongs to familyLa Caille Family
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.