Horologium

The pendulum clock. Genitive Horologii, abbreviated Hor. Introduced by Lacaille.

Area

248.87 sq°

58 of 88 by size

Brightest star

α Horologii

magnitude 3.86

Best seen

November

on the meridian at midnight

Visible from

50°N to 90°S

some part above the horizon

Where it is

Measure	Value
Centre	3h 18m, −53.3°
Declination range	−67.0° to −39.7°
Naked-eye stars	30 to magnitude 6.5, 0 to magnitude 3
Borders	Caelum, Dorado, Eridanus, Hydrus, Reticulum

Every star to magnitude 4, brightest first.

Star	Magnitude	HR
α Horologii	3.86	1326

No object in Horologium carries a Messier number or a common name. It contains catalogued objects all the same, identified by number only.

Rise, highest and set over your place, for any night: Horologium