✨ Triangulum Australe

TrA · southern triangle · Southern sky

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

Facts about Triangulum Australe

Constellation	Triangulum Australe
IAU abbreviation	TrA
Genitive (Latin)	Trianguli Australis
Meaning	southern triangle
Brightest star	Atria (apparent magnitude 1.91)
Area	110 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern

Deep-sky objects in Triangulum Australe

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

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