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The Triangulum constellation

Best placed in July. It sits well north on the sky and is comfortably placed for northern hemisphere observers.

Where and when

Best monthJuly
Right ascension1.8h
Declination+34°
Line segments1

Finding it

Triangulum is centred near right ascension 1.8 hours, declination +34°. It sits well north on the sky and is comfortably placed for northern hemisphere observers.

It reaches its highest point in the sky around local midnight in July, which is when it is easiest to pick out. Earlier in the year it rises before dawn; later, it is already setting in the evening.

Bright stars in this part of the sky

StarMagnitudeCatalogue
Mirach2.06HR 337

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