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Horologium constellation: showing the tangent line, or viewer's horizon, at latitude approx 23°N, which is parallel to the line of −67.04 declension, the lower declination boundary of the constellation. Covering a total of 248.9 square degrees or 0.603% of the sky, Horologium ranks 58th in area out of the 88 modern constellations. [7]
An astronomical clock, horologium, or orloj is a clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the Sun, Moon, zodiacal constellations, and sometimes major planets.
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Horologium, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes
Horologium (Latin for "clock") may refer to: Clock, a device for measuring the time; Astronomical clock, also sometimes distinguished as a horologium; Horologium Augusti, a solar marker built in ancient Rome by Augustus, once believed to have acted as a sundial; Horologium, a turret clock built in 1283 in Dunstable, UK
In anthropological literature these systems of practice may be referred to as astral cults. The most notable instances of this are Sun gods and Moon gods in polytheistic systems worldwide. Also notable are the associations of the planets with deities in Sumerian religion , and hence in Babylonian and Greco - Roman religion, viz. Mercury , Venus ...
Pages in category "Horologium (constellation)" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Astrologer's instruments (horologium and palm) are a plumb line and sighting instrument [clarification needed]. They have been identified with two inscribed objects in the Berlin Museum; a short handle from which a plumb line was hung, and a palm branch with a sight-slit in the broader end. The latter was held close to the eye, the former ...
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Horologium is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 時鐘座 (shí zhōng zuò), meaning "the clock constellation".