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'''Triangulum Australe''' is a constellation in the southern sky which was introduced by [[Johann Bayer]] in 1603. This constellation is surrounded by [[Norma]], [[Centaurus]], [[Circinus]], [[Apus]] and [[Ara]]. It is not visible north of the tropics.
'''Triangulum Australe''' is a constellation in the southern sky which was introduced by [[Johann Bayer]] in 1603. It is surrounded by [[Norma]], [[Centaurus]], [[Circinus]], [[Apus]] and [[Ara]]. It is not visible north of the tropics.


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{{Infobox Constellation
|lnam = Triangulum Australe
|lnam = Triangulum Australe
|lgen = Trianguli Australis
|lgen = Trianguli Australis
|iabbr = Tri
|iabbr = TrA
|nstar = 46
|nstar = 46
|sym = Southern Triangle
|sym = Southern Triangle
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===Remarkable objects===
===Remarkable objects===
* α Trianguli Australis, 1<sup>m</sup>.9, sometimes called Atria
* α Trianguli Australis, 1.9, Atria
* β Trianguli Australis, 2<sup>m</sup>.8, white
* β Trianguli Australis, 2.8, white
* γ Trianguli Australis, 2<sup>m</sup>.9, blue white
* γ Trianguli Australis, 2.9, blue white


===History and mythology===
===History and mythology===


This constellation was first mentioned in 1503 by the Italian sailor [[Amerigo Vespucci]], but it did not appear in any stellar atlas for hundred years.<ref>
This constellation was first mentioned in 1503 by the Italian sailor [[Amerigo Vespucci]], but it did not appear in any stellar atlas for a hundred years.<ref>
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===References===
===References===
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Triangulum Australe is a constellation in the southern sky which was introduced by Johann Bayer in 1603. It is surrounded by Norma, Centaurus, Circinus, Apus and Ara. It is not visible north of the tropics.


Triangulum Australe
Latin name Triangulum Australe
Latin genitive Trianguli Australis
International abbreviation TrA
Number of stars 46
Symbology Southern Triangle


Remarkable objects

  • α Trianguli Australis, 1.9, Atria
  • β Trianguli Australis, 2.8, white
  • γ Trianguli Australis, 2.9, blue white

History and mythology

This constellation was first mentioned in 1503 by the Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci, but it did not appear in any stellar atlas for a hundred years.[1]

References

  1. Geoffrey, Cornelius. Was Sternbilder erzählen / Die Mythologie der Sterner. Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.. ISBN 3-440-07495-1. 


88 Official Constellations by IAU

AndromedaAntliaApusAquariusAquilaAraAriesAurigaBoötesCaelumCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis MajorCanis MinorCapricornusCarinaCassiopeiaCentaurusCepheusCetusChamaeleonCircinusColumbaComa BerenicesCorona AustralisCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCruxCygnusDelphinusDoradoDracoEquuleusEridanusFornaxGeminiGrusHerculesHorologiumHydraHydrusIndusLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepusLibraLupusLynxLyraMensaMicroscopiumMonocerosMuscaNormaOctansOphiuchusOrionPavoPegasusPerseusPhoenixPictorPiscesPiscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisReticulumSagittaSagittariusScorpiusSculptorScutumSerpensSextansTaurusTelescopiumTriangulumTriangulum AustraleTucanaUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVelaVirgoVolansVulpecula