Mensa
Quick Facts| Name: | Mensa
MEN-sah | | Meaning: | Table Mountain | | Abbreviation: | Men | | Genitive: | Mensae | | Visible in Latitudes: | 0° thru -90° | | Viewing Season: | All year (circumpolar) | | Best Seen In: | January, 9:00 pm | | Transit Date: | December 24 | | Right Ascension: | 5.39 hours | | Declination: | -77.8 degrees | | Area: | 153.484 sq. degrees |
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About MensaMensa was named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille between 1751 and 1752. The original name, Mons Mensa, represents the table mountain near Lacaille's observatory in Cape Town.
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