Mensa is one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Its genitive form is Mensae, its standard abbreviation is Men, it is traditionally shown as the Table Mountain. It belongs to the La Caille family of constellations and lies in the first quadrant of the southern hemisphere. The constellation covers about 153 square degrees of sky, ranking 75th in size among the 88. Its brightest star is α Men (Hoerikwaggo) at apparent magnitude 5.09. It borders Chamaeleon, Dorado, Hydrus, Octans and Volans. In this atlas the entity is the shared sky reference for astronomical objects catalogued by constellation, so every star, nebula or galaxy located within Mensa resolves to one identity.
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Mensa is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere near the south celestial pole, one of fourteen constellations drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
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