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Longitude:
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Mensa Constellation

Mensa

Field of view 5.0°

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Open the interactive guide to Mensa’s position and path tonight

Mensa, the table, is a faint southern constellation named after Table Mountain in South Africa by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.

Where is Mensa right now?

It is currently below the horizon and is not visible from your location.

Mensa Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
Mensa is always below the horizon-
Astronomical observing session begins20:42-30°
Mensa transit22:01-29°
Moonrise, 11% illuminated 23:25-30°
Astronomical observing session ends01:06-32°
Moonset10:47-51°

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Annual motion of Mensa

Time
DateSat, 7 November 2026
Twilight start13:52
Twilight end00:29
Twilight duration11h 37m
RiseMensa is always down
SetMensa is always down
Elevation at transit-29°
Transit time21:57
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 05h 32m 02s", Dec: -79° 05' 36s

Deep-sky objects in Mensa

NGC1848

Open Cluster

NGC1848
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -21°
☼ 9.7 ✣ 2'
NGC1848 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 9.73 in the constellation Mensa, spanning approximately 2.2 arcseconds in the sky.
More about NGC1848

NGC1520

Open Cluster

NGC1520
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -27°
☼ - ✣ 5'
NGC1520 is an open cluster in the constellation Mensa, spanning approximately 5.4 arcseconds in the sky.
More about NGC1520

NGC1833

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC1833
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -21°
☼ - ✣ 2'
NGC1833 is a star cluster + nebula in the constellation Mensa, spanning approximately 1.6 arcseconds in the sky.
More about NGC1833

NGC1840

Open Cluster

NGC1840
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -22°
☼ - ✣ 48"
NGC1840 is an open cluster in the constellation Mensa, spanning approximately 0.8 arcseconds in the sky.
More about NGC1840

NGC2016

Open Cluster

NGC2016
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -20°
☼ - ✣ 2'
NGC2016 is an open cluster in the constellation Mensa, spanning approximately 1.8 arcseconds in the sky.
More about NGC2016

NGC2043

Open Cluster

NGC2043
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -20°
☼ - ✣ 39"
NGC2043 is an open cluster in the constellation Mensa, spanning approximately 0.7 arcseconds in the sky.
More about NGC2043

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