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Triangulum Australe

The southern triangle. Genitive Trianguli Australis, abbreviated TrA. Introduced by Keyser & de Houtman.

Area
109.99 sq°
83 of 88 by size
Brightest star
α Trianguli Australis
magnitude 1.92
Best seen
May
on the meridian at midnight
Visible from
30°N to 90°S
some part above the horizon

Where it is

MeasureValue
Centre16h 04m, −65.8°
Declination range−70.5° to −60.3°
Naked-eye stars33 to magnitude 6.5, 3 to magnitude 3
BordersApus, Ara, Circinus, Norma

Principal stars

Every star to magnitude 4, brightest first.

StarMagnitudeHR
α Trianguli Australis1.926217
β Trianguli Australis2.855897
γ Trianguli Australis2.895671
δ Trianguli Australis3.856030

Deep sky

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

My Sky

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

Further info

Sources

Principal stars: Bright Star Catalogue

Deep sky: NGC 2000.0

Area and borders: IAU constellation boundaries

Triangulum Australe
Credit: E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani