The Table Mountain
Mensa
Genitive: Mensae · abbreviation Men
Best evening month
January
Visible from
90°S to 10°N
Centre RA
5h 30m 00s
Centre Dec
−80° 00′
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Mythology & origin
Named after Table Mountain near Cape Town, where Lacaille built his observatory. Part of the Large Magellanic Cloud spills into it.
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille · 1756