✨ Triangulum

Tri · triangle · Northern sky

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Triangulum is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning triangle; stars within it are named in the genitive form Trianguli.

Facts about Triangulum

ConstellationTriangulum
IAU abbreviationTri
Genitive (Latin)Trianguli
Meaningtriangle
Brightest starAlaybasan (apparent magnitude 3)
Area132 square degrees
HemisphereNorthern
Messier objects here1

Deep-sky objects in Triangulum

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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