CONSTELLATION OF MENSA

Name: Mensa
Abbreviation: Men
Meaning: Table
Right Ascension: 4 - 7.5h
Declination: -71º - 85.5º
Area (Degrees squared): 153
Stars with known planets: 1
Bordering Constellations: Chamaeleon, Dorado, Hydrus, Octans, Volans

Visible at latitudes between +4º and -90º in the southern hemisphere and best at mid-evening during January.

The constellation of Mensa was created by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille under the name Mons Mensae, the Latin name for Table Mountain in South Africa, where Lacaille made his important early observations of the southern sky.