(Cambridge University Press). Before Delporte's work, the precise boundaries of each constellation were only vaguely defined.
B1875.0, which means that due to precession of the equinoxes, the borders on a modern star map (eg, for epoch J2000) are already somewhat skewed and no longer perfectly vertical or horizontal. This skew will increase over the years and centuries to come. However, this does not change the area of any constellation.
Rank | Family |
Abbr | ConstellationIn modern astronomy, a constellation is an area of the celestial sphere, defined by exact boundaries.The term "constellation" can also be used loosely to refer to just the more prominent visible stars that seem to form a pattern in that area.-Definitions:...
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| 01 | Her | HYA | Hydra Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees. It has a long history, having been included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy. It is commonly represented as a water snake...
| 1302.844 | 3.16% | 11 36.73 | -14 31.91 | SQ2 |
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| 02 | Zod | VIR | VirgoVirgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for virgin, and its symbol is . Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second largest constellation in the sky...
| 1294.428 | 3.14% | 13 24.39 | -04 09.51 | SQ3 |
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| 03 | Urs | UMA | Ursa MajorUrsa Major is a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. Its name means the Great Bear in Latin. It is dominated by the widely recognized asterism known as the Big Dipper or Plough, which is a useful pointer toward north, and which has mythological significance...
| 1279.660 | 3.10% | 11 18.76 | +50 43.27 | NQ2 |
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| 04 | Per | CET | Cetus Cetus is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called 'the whale' today...
| 1231.411 | 2.99% | 01 40.10 | -07 10.76 | SQ1 |
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| 05 | Her | HER | HerculesHercules is a constellation. It is named after Hercules, the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles. Hercules was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today...
| 1225.148 | 2.97% | 17 23.16 | +27 29.93 | NQ3 |
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| 06 | Wat | ERI | EridanusEridanus is a constellation. It is represented as a river; its name is the Ancient Greek name for the Po River. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the sixth largest of the modern...
| 1137.919 | 2.76% | 03 18.02 | -28 45.37 | SQ1 |
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| 07 | Per | PEG | PegasusPegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...
| 1120.794 | 2.72% | 22 41.84 | +19 27.98 | NQ4 |
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| 08 | Urs | DRA | DracoDraco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon. Draco is circumpolar for many observers in the northern hemisphere...
| 1082.952 | 2.63% | 15 08.64 | +67 00.40 | NQ3 |
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| 09 | Her | CEN | Centaurus Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations in the sky, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...
| 1060.422 | 2.57% | 13 04.27 | -47 20.72 | SQ3 |
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| 10 | Zod | AQR | AquariusAquarius is a constellation of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces. Its name is Latin for "water-bearer" or "cup-bearer", and its symbol is , a representation of water....
| 979.854 | 2.38% | 22 17.38 | -10 47.35 | SQ4 |
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| 11 | Her | OPH | OphiuchusOphiuchus is a large constellation located around the celestial equator. Its name is Greek for 'snake-holder', and it is commonly represented as a man grasping the snake that is represented by the constellation Serpens. Ophiuchus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century...
| 948.340 | 2.30% | 17 23.69 | -07 54.74 | SQ3 |
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| 12 | Zod | LEO | LeoLeo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for lion. Its symbol is , a corruption of the initial letter of Λεων . Leo lies between dim Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east.-Stars:...
| 946.964 | 2.30% | 10 40.03 | +13 08.32 | NQ2 |
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| 13 | Urs | BOO | BoötesBoötes is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere. The name comes from the Greek Βοώτης, meaning herdsman or plowman...
| 906.831 | 2.20% | 14 42.64 | +31 12.16 | NQ3 |
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| 14 | Zod | PSC | PiscesPisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is the Latin plural for fish, and its symbol is . It lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east.-Notable features:...
| 889.417 | 2.16% | 00 28.97 | +13 41.23 | NQ1 |
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| 15 | Zod | SGR | SagittariusSagittarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is , a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow...
| 867.432 | 2.10% | 19 05.94 | -28 28.61 | SQ4 |
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| 16 | Her | CYG | CygnusCygnus is a northern constellation. Its name is the Latinized Hellenic word for swan. One of the most recognizable constellations of the northern summer and autumn, it features a prominent asterism known as the Northern Cross...
| 803.983 | 1.95% | 20 35.28 | +44 32.70 | NQ4 |
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| 17 | Zod | TAU | TaurusTaurus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for bull, and its symbol is , a stylized bull's head. Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the northern hemisphere's winter sky, between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east; to the north lie Perseus and Auriga,...
| 797.249 | 1.93% | 04 42.13 | +14 52.63 | NQ1 |
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| 18 | Urs | CAM | CamelopardalisCamelopardalis, from Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις , is a large but faint constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for giraffe. The constellation was first described by Jakob Bartsch in 1624, but was created earlier by Petrus Plancius...
| 756.828 | 1.83% | 08 51.37 | +69 22.89 | NQ2 |
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| 19 | Per | AND | AndromedaAndromeda is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Andromeda, the princess of a mythological kingdom Ethiopia in Greek mythology. From the Earth's perspective, the constellation appears to contain the Andromeda Galaxy...
| 722.278 | 1.75% | 00 48.46 | +37 25.91 | NQ1 |
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| 20 | Wat | PUP | Puppis Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the poop deck of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis, which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Vela; Puppis is the largest of the three.-Named...
| 673.434 | 1.63% | 07 15.48 | -31 10.64 | SQ2 |
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| 21 | Per | AUR | Auriga Auriga is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'charioteer' and its stars form a shape that has been associated with the pointed helmet of a charioteer. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and is included among the 88 modern...
| 657.438 | 1.59% | 06 04.42 | +42 01.68 | NQ2 |
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| 22 | Her | AQL | AquilaAquila is a constellation. Its name is Latin for 'eagle' and it is commonly represented as such. It lies roughly at the celestial equator. The alpha star, Altair, is a vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism.-History:...
| 652.473 | 1.58% | 19 40.02 | +03 24.65 | NQ4 |
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| 23 | Her |
SER | SerpensSerpens is a constellation. Its name is Latin for snake, and it is unique among the modern constellations in being split into two separate sections, Serpens Caput to the west and Serpens Cauda to the east. Between these two halves lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the serpent holder...
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636.928 | 1.54% | 16 57.04 | +06 07.32 | NQ3 |
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| 24 | Per | PER | PerseusPerseus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the Greek hero Perseus. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union...
| 614.997 | 1.49% | 03 10.50 | +45 00.79 | NQ1 |
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| 25 | Per | CAS | CassiopeiaCassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky. In Greek mythology it was considered to represent the vain queen Cassiopeia, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern...
| 598.407 | 1.45% | 01 19.16 | +62 11.04 | NQ1 |
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| 26 | Ori | ORI | OrionOrion, often referred to as "The Hunter," is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the largest, most conspicuous, and most recognizable in the night sky...
| 594.120 | 1.44% | 05 34.59 | +05 56.94 | NQ1 |
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| 27 | Per | CEP | CepheusCepheus is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology, and is considered to represent a king. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:γ Cephei...
| 587.787 | 1.42% | 22 | +71 00.51 | NQ4 |
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| 28 | Urs | LYN | Lynx Lynx is a constellation in the northern sky, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is named after the lynx, a genus of cat. It is a very faint constellation; its brightest stars form a zigzag line.-History:...
| 545.386 | 1.32% | 07 59.53 | +47 28.00 | NQ2 |
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| 29 | Zod | LIB | LibraLibra is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for weighing scales, and its symbol is . It is fairly faint, with no first magnitude stars, and lies between Virgo to the west and Scorpius to the east.-Notable features:...
| 538.052 | 1.30% | 15 11.96 | -15 14.08 | SQ3 |
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| 30 | Zod | GEM | GeminiGemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for "twins", and it is associated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. Its symbol is . It lies between Taurus to the west and the dim Cancer to the east, with Auriga and Lynx to the north and Monoceros and Canis...
| 513.761 | 1.25% | 07 04.24 | +22 36.01 | NQ2 |
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| 31 | Zod | CNC | Cancer Cancer is one of the thirteen constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly represented as such. Its symbol is . Cancer is small and its stars are faint...
| 505.872 | 1.23% | 08 38.96 | +19 48.35 | NQ2 |
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| 32 | Wat | VEL | Vela Vela is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis, which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Puppis.-Stars:...
| 499.649 | 1.21% | 09 34.64 | -47 10.03 | SQ2 |
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| 33 | Zod | SCO | ScorpiusScorpius is one of the constellations of the zodiac; the associated astrological sign is called Scorpio. Its name is Latin for scorpion, and its symbol is . It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east...
| 496.783 | 1.20% | 16 53.24 | -27 01.89 | SQ3 |
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| 34 | Wat | CAR | Carina Carina is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was formerly part of the larger constellation of Argo Navis until that constellation was divided in three.-Notable features:...
| 494.184 | 1.20% | 08 41.70 | -63 13.16 | SQ2 |
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| 35 | Ori | MON | Monoceros Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Greek for unicorn. Its creation is attributed to the 17th-century Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius. It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south and Hydra to the east...
| 481.569 | 1.17% | 07 03.63 | +00 16.93 | NQ2 |
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| 36 | Lac | SCL | Sculptor Sculptor is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. It represents a sculptor. It was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the eighteenth century. He originally named it Apparatus Sculptoris , but the name was later shortened.-Notable features:No bright stars brighter than 3rd...
| 474.764 | 1.15% | 00 26.28 | -32 05.30 | SQ1 |
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| 37 | Bay | PHE | Phoenix Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky. It is named after the Phoenix, a mythical bird. It is faint; there are only two stars in the whole constellation which are brighter than magnitude 5.0...
| 469.319 | 1.14% | 00 55.91 | -48 34.84 | SQ1 |
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| 38 | Urs | CVN | Canes VenaticiCanes Venatici is a small northern constellation that was created by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. Its name is Latin for hunting dogs and it represents the mythological dogs Chara and Asterion being held on a leash by Boötes the herdsman, a neighboring constellation.-History:Canes Venatici...
| 465.194 | 1.13% | 13 06.96 | +40 06.11 | NQ3 |
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| 39 | Zod | ARI | AriesAries is one of constellations of the zodiac, located between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. Its name is Latin for ram, and its symbol is , representing a ram's horns.-Deep sky objects:The few deep sky objects in Aries are very dim...
| 441.395 | 1.07% | 02 38.16 | +20 47.54 | NQ1 |
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| 40 | Zod | CAP | CapricornusCapricornus is one of the constellations of the zodiac; it is often called Capricorn, especially when referring to the corresponding astrological sign. Its name is Latin for "horned male goat" or "goat horn", and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea-goat: a mythical creature that is half...
| 413.947 | 1.00% | 21 02.93 | -18 01.39 | SQ4 |
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| 41 | Lac | FOR | Fornax Fornax is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was created in the eighteenth century and is now one of the 88 modern constellations.-History:Fornax was identified by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756...
| 397.502 | 0.96% | 02 47.88 | -31 38.07 | SQ1 |
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| 42 | Urs | COM | Coma BerenicesComa Berenices is a traditional asterism that has since been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations. It is located near Leo, to which it formerly belonged and accommodates the North Galactic Pole...
| 386.475 | 0.94% | 12 47.27 | +23 18.34 | NQ3 |
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| 43 | Ori | CMA | Canis MajorCanis Major is a constellation, included in the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and still included among the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for 'greater dog', and is commonly represented as one of the dogs following Orion the hunter...
| 380.118 | 0.92% | 06 49.74 | -22 08.42 | SQ2 |
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| 44 | Bay | PAV | Pavo Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for peacock. It is one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first appeared on a 35-cm diameter celestial globe published in 1597 in...
| 377.666 | 0.92% | 19 36.71 | -65 46.89 | SQ4 |
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| 45 | Bay | GRU | Grus Grus is constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the crane, a species of bird. It was introduced in the sixteenth century.-History:...
| 365.513 | 0.89% | 22 27.39 | -46 21.11 | SQ4 |
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| 46 | Her | LUP | Lupus Lupus is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for wolf. Lupus was one of the 48 constellations, listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations...
| 333.683 | 0.81% | 15 13.21 | -42 42.53 | SQ3 |
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| 47 | Her | SEX | Sextans Sextans is a minor equatorial constellation which was introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. Its name is Latin for the astronomical sextant, an instrument that Hevelius made frequent use of in his observations.-Notable features:...
| 313.515 | 0.76% | 10 16.29 | -02 36.88 | SQ2 |
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| 48 | Bay | TUC | Tucana Tucana is a constellation in the southern sky, created in the sixteenth century. Its name is Latin for the toucan, a South American bird.-History:...
| 294.557 | 0.71% | 23 46.64 | -65 49.80 | SQ4 |
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| 49 | Bay | IND | Indus Indus is constellation in the southern sky. Created in the sixteenth century, it represents an Indian, a word that could refer at the time to any native of Asia or the Americas.-Notable features:...
| 294.006 | 0.71% | 21 58.33 | -59 42.40 | SQ4 |
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| 50 | Lac | OCT | Octans Octans is a faint constellation the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the eighth part of a circle, but it is named after the octant, a navigational instrument. The constellation was devised by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the eighteenth century....
| 291.045 | 0.71% | 23 00.00 | -82 09.12 | SQ4 |
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| 51 | Ori | LEP | Lepus Lepus is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for hare. Lepus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations...
| 290.291 | 0.70% | 05 33.95 | -19 02.78 | SQ1 |
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| 52 | Her | LYR | Lyra Lyra is a constellation. Its name derived from the lyre, a stringed musical instrument well known for its use in classical antiquity and later. Lyra was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the...
| 286.476 | 0.69% | 18 51.17 | +36 41.36 | NQ4 |
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| 53 | Her | CRT | Crater Crater is a constellation. Its name is Latin for cup, and in Greek mythology it is identified with the cup of the god Apollo. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations...
| 282.398 | 0.68% | 11 23.75 | -15 55.74 | SQ2 |
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| 54 | Wat | COL | Columba Columba is a small, faint constellation created in the late sixteenth century. Its name is Latin for dove. It is located just south of Canis Major and Lepus.-History:...
| 270.184 | 0.65% | 05 51.76 | -35 05.67 | SQ1 |
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| 55 | Her | VUL | VulpeculaVulpecula is a faint constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly known simply as the fox. It was created in the seventeenth century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle .-Stars:There are no stars brighter than 4th magnitude in this...
| 268.165 | 0.65% | 20 13.88 | +24 26.56 | NQ4 |
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| 56 | Urs | UMI | Ursa MinorUrsa Minor, often called the Little Dipper, is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'little bear', contrasting with Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Like the big dipper, the handle of the little dipper is the tail of the "little bear". It was one of the 48 constellations listed by...
| 255.864 | 0.62% | 15 00.00 | +77 41.99 | NQ3 |
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| 57 | Lac | TEL | Telescopium Telescopium is a minor southern constellation created in the 18th century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, a French astronomer and student of the southern skies. Its name is a Latinized form of the Greek word for telescope....
| 251.512 | 0.61% | 19 19.54 | -51 02.21 | SQ4 |
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| 58 | Lac | HOR | Horologium Horologium is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky . Its name is Latin for clock. It was created in the eighteenth century by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, who originally named it Horologium Oscillitorium after the pendulum clock to honour its inventor, Christiaan Huygens...
| 248.885 | 0.60% | 03 16.56 | -53 20.18 | SQ1 |
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| 59 | Lac | PIC | Pictor Pictor is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky , located between the brilliant star Canopus and the Large Magellanic Cloud. Its name is Latin for painter, but it is in fact an abbreviation of its original name Equuleus Pictoris, the 'painter's easel', and it is normally represented...
| 246.739 | 0.60% | 05 42.46 | -53 28.45 | SQ1 |
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| 60 | Wat | PSA | Piscis Austrinus Piscis Austrinus is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. The name is Latin for "the southern fish" in contrast with the larger constellation Pisces, which represents a pair of fishes. Prior to the 20th century, it was also known as Piscis Notius...
| 245.375 | 0.59% | 22 17.07 | -30 38.53 | SQ4 |
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| 61 | Bay | HYI | Hydrus Hydrus is a small constellation in the southern sky, created in the sixteenth century. Its name means "male water snake", and it should not be confused with Hydra, a much larger constellation which represents a female water snake.-History:...
| 243.035 | 0.59% | 02 20.65 | -69 57.39 | SQ1 |
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| 62 | Lac | ANT | Antlia Antlia is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name means "pump" and it specifically represents an air pump. The stars comprising Antlia are faint, and the constellation was not created until the eighteenth century...
| 238.901 | 0.58% | 10 16.43 | -32 29.01 | SQ2 |
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| 63 | Her | ARA | Ara Ara is a southern constellation situated between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe. Its name is Latin for altar. Ara was one of Ptolemy's original 48 Greek constellations, and it is now one of the 88 constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union.-Stars:Ara's brightest star, β Arae,...
| 237.057 | 0.57% | 17 22.49 | -56 35.30 | SQ3 |
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| 64 | Urs | LMI | Leo MinorLeo Minor is a small and faint constellation. Its name means "the smaller lion", in contrast to Leo, the larger lion. Its brightest stars form a rough triangle, and it lies between the larger and more recognizable Ursa Major and Leo...
| 231.956 | 0.56% | 10 14.72 | +32 08.08 | NQ2 |
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| 65 | Wat | PYX | Pyxis Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a mariner's compass...
| 220.833 | 0.54% | 08 57.16 | -27 21.10 | SQ2 |
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| 66 | Lac | MIC | Microscopium Microscopium is a small constellation in the southern sky, created in the eighteenth century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Its name is Latin for microscope. Its stars are very faint and hardly visible from most of the non-tropical northern hemisphere....
| 209.513 | 0.51% | 20 57.88 | -36 16.49 | SQ4 |
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| 67 | Bay | APS | Apus Apus is a faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in the late sixteenth century. Its name means "no feet" in Greek, and it represents a bird of paradise . It is bordered by Triangulum Australe, Circinus, Musca, Chamaeleon, Octans, Pavo and Ara...
| 206.327 | 0.50% | 16 08.65 | -75 18.00 | SQ3 |
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| 68 | Per | LAC | Lacerta Lacerta is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin for lizard. A small, faint constellation, it was created in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius. Its brightest stars form a "W" shape similar to that of Cassiopeia, and it is thus...
| 200.688 | 0.49% | 22 27.68 | +46 02.51 | NQ4 |
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| 69 | Wat | DEL | Delphinus Delphinus is a constellation in the northern sky, close to the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for dolphin. It is one of the smaller constellation, ranked 69th in size out of 88...
| 188.549 | 0.46% | 20 41.61 | +11 40.26 | NQ4 |
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| 70 | Her | CRV | Corvus Corvus is a small constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for raven or crow. It includes only 11 stars visible to the naked eye . It was one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, who only counted 7 stars, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:δ, γ, ε, and β...
| 183.801 | 0.45% | 12 26.52 | -18 26.20 | SQ3 |
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| 71 | Ori | CMI | Canis Minor Canis Minor is a small constellation. It was included in the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is still included among the 88 modern constellations...
| 183.367 | 0.44% | 07 39.17 | +06 25.63 | NQ2 |
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| 72 | Bay | DOR | Dorado Dorado is a constellation in the southern sky, created in the late sixteenth century and now one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name refers to the dolphinfish , which is known as dorado in Spanish, although it has also been depicted as a swordfish in the past...
| 179.173 | 0.43% | 05 14.51 | -59 23.22 | SQ1 |
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| 73 | Urs | CRB | Corona Borealis Corona Borealis is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "northern crown", a name inspired by its shape; its main stars form a semicircular arc. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern...
| 178.710 | 0.43% | 15 50.59 | +32 37.49 | NQ3 |
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| 74 | Lac | NOR | Norma Norma is a small and inconspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere between Scorpius and Centaurus. Its name is Latin for normal, referring to a right angle, and is variously considered to represent a rule, a carpenter's square, a set square or a level....
| 165.290 | 0.40% | 15 54.18 | -51 21.09 | SQ3 |
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| 75 | Lac | MEN | Mensa Mensa is a constellation in the southern sky, created in the eighteenth century. Its name is Latin for table. It covers a keystone-shaped wedge of sky stretching from approximately 4h to 7.5h of right ascension, and −71 to −85.5 degrees of declination. Other than the south polar...
| 153.484 | 0.37% | 05 24.90 | -77 30.24 | SQ1 |
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| 76 | Bay | VOL | Volans Volans is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents a flying fish; its name is a shortened form of its original name, Piscis Volans...
| 141.354 | 0.34% | 07 47.73 | -69 48.07 | SQ2 |
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| 77 | Bay | MUS | Musca Musca is one of the minor southern constellations. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first appeared on a 35-cm diameter celestial globe published in 1597 in Amsterdam by...
| 138.355 | 0.34% | 12 35.28 | -70 09.66 | SQ3 |
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| 78 | Per | TRI | Triangulum Triangulum is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for triangle, and it should not be confused with Triangulum Australe in the southern sky. Its name derives from its three brightest stars, of third and fourth magnitude, which form a nearly-isosceles long and narrow triangle...
| 131.847 | 0.32% | 02 11.07 | +31 28.56 | NQ1 |
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| 79 | Bay | CHA | Chamaeleon Chamaeleon is a small constellation in the southern sky. It is named after the chameleon, a form of lizard. It was first defined in the sixteenth century...
| 131.592 | 0.32% | 10 41.53 | -79 12.30 | SQ2 |
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| 80 | Her | CRA | Corona Australis Corona Australis or Corona Austrina is a constellation. Its name means "southern crown", and it contrasts with Corona Borealis, the northern crown...
| 127.696 | 0.31% | 18 38.79 | -41 08.85 | SQ4 |
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| 81 | Lac | CAE | Caelum Caelum is a faint constellation in the southern sky, introduced in the eighteenth century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Its name means "the chisel" in Latin, and it was formerly known as Cæla Sculptoris, "the sculptor's chisel"...
| 124.865 | 0.30% | 04 42.27 | -37 52.90 | SQ1 |
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| 82 | Lac | RET | Reticulum Reticulum, the Net, is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the reticle—a net of crosshairs at the focus of a telescope eyepiece that is used to measure star positions...
| 113.936 | 0.28% | 03 55.27 | -59 59.85 | SQ1 |
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| 83 | Her | TRA | Triangulum Australe Triangulum Australe is a small constellation in the southern sky, created in the sixteenth century. Its name is Latin for 'the southern triangle', which distinguishes it from Triangulum in the northern sky...
| 109.978 | 0.27% | 16 04.95 | -65 23.28 | SQ3 |
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| 84 | Her | SCT | Scutum Scutum is a small constellation introduced in the seventeenth century. Its name is Latin for shield.-History:Scutum is the only constellation that owes its name to a non-classical historical figure...
| 109.114 | 0.26% | 18 40.39 | -09 53.32 | SQ4 |
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| 85 | Lac | CIR | Circinus The constellation Circinus is a small constellation in the southern sky, first defined in the 18th century. Its name is Latin for compass, referring to the drafting tool used for drawing circles; it should not be confused with Pyxis, a constellation that represents a mariner's...
| 93.353 | 0.23% | 14 34.54 | -63 01.82 | SQ3 |
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| 86 | Her | SGE | Sagitta Sagitta is a constellation. Its name is Latin for arrow, and it should not be confused with the larger constellation Sagittarius, the archer. Although ancient, it is insignificant, for it has no star brighter than the 4th magnitude and is the third smallest of all constellations...
| 79.932 | 0.19% | 19 39.05 | +18 51.68 | NQ4 |
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| 87 | Wat | EQU | Equuleus Equuleus is a constellation. Its name is Latin for 'little horse', i.e. a foal. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the second smallest of the modern constellations , spanning only 72 square degrees...
| 71.641 | 0.17% | 21 11.26 | +07 45.49 | NQ4 |
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| 88 | Her | CRU | Crux Crux is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, but is one of the most distinctive. Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped asterism that is commonly known as the Southern Cross because since the time of Christ it has been easily visible from the southern...
| 68.447 | 0.17% | 12 26.99 | -60 11.19 | SQ3 |
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