Microscopium
constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
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Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Nicolas Louis de Lacaille[3]
- Shares border with: Capricornus[4], Sagittarius[5], Telescopium[6], Indus[7], Grus[8], Piscis Austrinus[9]
- Named after: microscope[10], Antonie van Leeuwenhoek[11]
- Part of: Southern Celestial Hemisphere[12]
- Commons category: Microscopium (constellation)[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1751[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Microscopium[15]
- Commons gallery: Microscopium[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Microscopium[17], Šablona:Souhvězdí Mikroskopu[18]
- Official name: Microscopium[19]
- Short name: Mic[20]
- Area: 209.5 square degree[21]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Constellations[22], WikiProject Astronomy[23]
Why It Matters
Microscopium has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Microscopium is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]