SURVEYING INSTRUMENT

Provided is a surveying instrument that reduces the burden of a centering work on a worker. A surveying instrument (1) capable of irradiating a spotlight (SL) as visible light for centering toward a position below a vertical axis of a surveying instrument main body (12) is configured such that that an irradiation shape of the spotlight (SL) is a toric shape. When visible light for centering which passes through a center point (O) of the surveying instrument (1) and is projected on a position right below the surveying instrument (1) is projected in a toric shape having a hole opened at a center like a donut shape, both of an inner circle and an outer circle can be recognized, and an outer shape of a measuring object on which a target point is set can also be used for alignment with the target point, so that many guides are provided, and it is easier for a worker to align the toric shape with the target point than a point shape, so that the burden of a centering work on the worker is reduced.