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Horologium



Abbreviation: Hor
Genitive: Horologii
Right Ascension: 3.11 hours
Declination: -52.80 degrees
  Horologium, the Pendulum Clock. is visible from Latitudes south of 23 degrees North, from October - December.

Horologium was invented by Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 and 1752.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
ALP HOR 4.00:14.00:0.12 -42.00:17.00:40.00 3.86
MU HOR 3.00:3.00:36.81 -59.00:44.00:16.00 5.11
ZET HOR 2.00:40.00:39.61 -54.00:32.00:59.88 5.21
LAM HOR 2.00:24.00:53.92 -60.00:18.00:43.01 5.35
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
NGC 1261 03 12.3 -55 13 GLOCL 08.4 419 24
NGC 1433 03 42.0 -47 14 GALXY 09.9 391 18
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
TU Hor 3.00:29.00:0.70 -47.00:32.00:42.00 ELL 6.04 5.90
TV Hor 2.00:28.00:46.30 -58.00:1.00:52.00 SRB 6.89 6.74
TW Hor 3.00:11.00:16.90 -57.00:30.00:29.00 SRB 5.95 5.52
TZ Hor 2.00:24.00:24.10 -66.00:43.00:9.00 LB: 0.11 6.41
WX Hor 3.00:48.00:14.50 -52.00:13.00:53.00 SRA 7.88 7.14
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
DUN 7 02 39.7 -59 33 7.2, 7.5 36.60 96 24 419