Horologium (constellation)
Horologium is a constellation in the southern sky.
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| List of stars in Horologium | |
| Abbreviation: | Hor |
| Genitive: | Horologii |
| Symbology: | |
| Right ascension: | 3 h |
| Declination: | −60° |
| Area: | 249 sq. deg. (58th) |
| Main stars: | 6 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 10 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 2 |
| Bright stars: | 0 |
| Nearby stars: | 1 |
| Brightest star: | α Hor (3.85m) |
| Nearest star: | GJ 1061 ( ly) |
| Messier objects: | none |
| Meteor showers: | ????? ????? |
| Bordering constellations: | Eridanus Hydrus Reticulum Dorado Caelum |
| Visible at latitudes between +30° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of December | |
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Horologium (constellation) Media
Horologium constellation: showing the tangent line, or viewer's horizon, at latitude approx 23°N, which is parallel to the line of −67.04 declension, the lower declination boundary of the constellation.
The constellation Horologium as it can be seen by the naked eye
Composite image of NGC 1512 (left) and the dwarf galaxy NGC 1510
