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Microscopium



Abbreviation: Mic
Genitive: Microscopii
Right Ascension: 20.97 hours
Declination: -35.20 degrees
  Microscopium, the Microscope, is completely visible in latitudes South of 45 degrees North from July - September.

Microscopium 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
GAM MIC 21.00:1.00:17.46 -32.00:15.00:27.93 4.67
EPS MIC 21.00:17.00:56.29 -32.00:10.00:21.27 4.71
THE1 MIC 21.00:20.00:45.63 -40.00:48.00:34.53 4.82
IOT MIC 20.00:48.00:29.16 -43.00:59.00:18.64 5.11
ZET MIC 21.00:2.00:57.95 -38.00:37.00:53.54 5.31
   
 

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
   
 

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
AV Mic 20.00:38.00:4.20 -42.00:18.00:43.00 LC: 6.35 6.25
BN Mic 21.00:11.00:52.10 -31.00:23.00:29.00 RS 7.94 7.68
tet 1 Mic 21.00:17.00:34.20 -41.00:1.00:20.00 ACV 4.87 4.77
   
 

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 236 21 02.2 -42 59 6.5, 6.9 57.40 73 23 412
MLO 6 21 27.0 -42 33 5.7, 8.0 2.90 148 23 413