Mensa is a small, inconspicuous constellation in the southern sky. It is a completely inconspicuous constellation near the south pole of the sky. It is the only one of the 88 recognized constellations that does not contain a star brighter than magnitude 5.
North of Mensa is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a smaller satellite galaxy of our Milky Way, partially projecting into the constellation.
| Mensa | |
|---|---|
| Latin name | Mensa |
| Latin genitive | Mensae |
| Abbreviation | Men |
| Brightest star | α Mensae |
| Fully visible | 05° N to 90° S |
| Observation time for Central Europe | not observable |
