Telescopium

[ tel-uh-skoh-pee-uhm ]

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Tel·e·sco·pi·i [tel-, uh, -, skoh, -pee-ahy].

1. the Telescope, a small southern constellation between Ara and Corona Austrinus.

Telescopium

/ ˌtɛlɪˈskəʊpɪəm /

noun

1. an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara

Word History and Origins

Origin of Telescopium¹

From New Latin; telescope

Word History and Origins

Origin of Telescopium¹

New Latin; see telescope

Example Sentences

This old, elliptical galaxy is about 800 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Telescopium, and its jets are shaped like two boomerangs placed back to back to form an X.

From New York Times

The discovery of a closer black hole, which is in the constellation Telescopium in the Southern Hemisphere, hints that there are more of these out there.

From Fox News

This triple system, called HR 6819, can be seen from Earth’s southern hemisphere with the naked eye, in the constellation Telescopium.

From Reuters

Astronomers uncovered its presence while studying the binary star system HR 6819 in the constellation Telescopium.

From Nature

It's about 1,000 light-years away, or roughly 9.5 thousand, million, million km, in the Constellation Telescopium.

From BBC