Telescopium

American  

[tel-uh-skoh-pee-uhm] / ˌtɛl əˈskoʊ pi əm /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Telescopii

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

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Telescopium British  

/ ˌtɛlɪˈskəʊpɪəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Telescopium

From New Latin; 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

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

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 Washington Times

The comet came from the general direction of Cassiopeia and will exit the Solar System through the southern constellation Telescopium, Dr. Ye said.

From New York Times