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Mensa



Abbreviation: Men
Genitive: Mensae
Right Ascension: 5.39 hours
Declination: -77.78 degrees
  Mensa, the Table Mountain is completely visible in latitudes South of 5 degrees North from May - July.

Mensa was invented by Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 - 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 MEN 6.00:10.00:14.43 -74.00:45.00:11.05 5.09
GAM MEN 5.00:31.00:52.93 -76.00:20.00:27.65 5.19
ETA MEN 4.00:55.00:11.16 -74.00:56.00:12.78 5.47
MU MEN 4.00:43.00:3.94 -70.00:55.00:51.74 5.54
ZET MEN 6.00:40.00:2.72 -80.00:48.00:48.84 5.64
DEL MEN 4.00:17.00:59.14 -80.00:12.00:50.49 5.69
XI MEN 4.00:58.00:50.85 -82.00:28.00:13.86 5.85
   
 

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 1711 04 50.5 -70 00 LMCOC 10.0 444 24
   
 

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
TZ Men 5.00:39.00:50.80 -84.00:48.00:58.00 EA/D 6.87 6.19
WX Men 5.00:35.00:59.00 -73.00:46.00:18.00 LB: 0.15 5.72
XZ Men 4.00:50.00:56.20 -79.00:53.00:30.00 DSCTC(B) 0.03 7.85
YZ Men 5.00:12.00:41.90 -77.00:16.00:31.00 RS 7.75 7.69
iot Men 5.00:38.00:39.40 -78.00:50.00:56.00 ELL: 6.05 6.00
   
 

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