CONSTELLATION OF TELESCOPIUM

Name: Telescopium
Abbreviation: Tel
Meaning: Telescope
Right Ascension: 19h
Declination: -50º
Area (Degrees squared): 252
Stars with known planets: 0
Bordering Constellations: Ara, Corona Australis, Indus, Microscopium, Pavo, Sagittarius

Visible at latitudes between +40º and -90º and best at mid-evening during August. In the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Telescopium is considered a summer constellation and is visible during August and September depending on the time of night.

Telescopium is a minor southern constellation created in the 18th century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.