Telescopium is one of fourteen southern constellations created by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756 as a result of his observations of ten thousand southern stars, but was not introduced to the public until the posthumous publication of his work in 1763.
Historical Map of Telescopium
(to be added in the next iteration of this page)
Modern Map of Telescopium
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger
Stars in Telescopium
Stars that have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.
α Tel
β Tel
γ Tel
δ Tel
ε Tel
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