THE  CONSTELLATIONS 





Selecting one of 88 constellations you can go to the corresponding page.

In this page you can find:

- map of the constellation
- a general descripition
- the mythological and historycal origins of constellation.
- a table with data about the brightest stars (name, colour, distance)
- the most interesting objects of deep sky into the constellation.
- for each constellation containing the most important deep sky objects, there is a page with pictures of these objects.

 

INDEX OF THE  88  CONSTELLATIONS
(LATIN NAME WITH ABBREVIATION AND ENGLISH NAME)


 

1) Andromeda (And) 45) Lacerta - The Lizard (Lac)
2) Antlia - The Air Pump (Ant) 46) Leo - The Lion (Leo)
3) Apus - The Bird of Paradise (Aps) 47) Leo Minor - The Little Lion (LMi)
4) Aquarius - The Water Bearer (Aqr) 48) Lepus - The Hare (Lep)
5) Aquila - The Eagle (Aql) 49) Libra - The Scales (Lib)
6) Ara - The Altar (Ara) 50) Lupus - The Wolf (Lup)
7) Aries - The Ram (Ari) 51) Lynx  (Lyn)
8) Auriga - The Charioteer (Aur) 52) Lyra - The Harp (Lyr)
9) Bootes (Boo) 53) Mensa - The Table (Men)
10) Caelum - The Chisel (Cae) 54) Microscopium - The Microscope (Mic)
11) Camelopardalis - The Giraf (Cam) 55) Monoceros - The Unicorn (Mon)
12) Cancer - The Crab (Cnc) 56) Musca - The Fly (Mus)
13) Canes Venatici - The Hunting Dogs (CVn) 57) Norma - The Square (Nor)
14) Canis Major - The Big Dog (CMa) 58) Octans - The Octant (Oct)
15) Canis Minor - The Little Dog (CMi) 59) Ophiucus (Oph)
16) Capricornus - The Capricorn (Cap) 60) Orion (Ori)
17) Carina - The Hull (Car) 61) Pavo - The Peacock (Pav)
18) Cassiopeia (Cas) 62) Pegasus  (Peg)
19) Centaurus - The Centaur (Cen) 63) Perseus  (Per)
20) Cepheus  (Cep) 64) Phoenix (Phe)
21) Cetus - The Whale (Cet) 65) Pictor - The Painter (Pic)
22) Chamaleon (Cha) 66) Pisces - The Fishes (Psc)
23) Circinus - The Compass (Cir) 67) Piscis Austrinus - The Southern Fish (PsA)
24) Columba - The Dove (Col) 68) Puppis - The Ship's Stern (Pup)
25) Coma Berenices - Berenice's Hair (Com) 69) Pyxis - The Ship's Compass (Pyx)
26) Corona Australis - The Southern Crown (CrA) 70) Reticulum - The Net (Ret)
27) Corona Borealis - The Northern Crown (CrB) 71) Sagitta - The Arrow (Sge)
28) Corvus - The Crow (Cro) 72) Sagittarius - The Archer (Sgr)
29) Crater - The Cup (Crt) 73) Scorpius - The Scorpion (Sco)
30) Crux - The Southern Cross (Cru) 74) Sculptor  (Scl)
31) Cygnus - The Swan (Cyg) 75) Scutum - The Shield (Sct)
32) Delphinus - The Dolphin (Del) 76) Serpens - The Snake (Ser)
33) Dorado  (Dor) 77) Sextans - The Sextant (Sxt)
34) Draco - The Dragon (Dra) 78) Taurus - The Bull (Tau)
35) Equuleus - The Little Horse (Eql) 79) Telescopium - The Telescope (Tel)
36) Eridanus - The River Eridanus (Eri) 80) Triangulum - The Triangle (Tri)
37) Fornax - The Furnace (For) 81) Triangulum Australe - The Southern Triangle (TrA)
38) Gemini - The Twins (Gem) 82) Tucana - The Toucan (Tuc)
39) Grus - The Crane (Gru) 83) Ursa Major - The Big Bear (UMa)
40) Hercules  (Her) 84) Ursa Minor - The Little Bear (UMi)
41) Horologium - The Clock (Hor) 85) Vela - The Ship's Sails (Vel)
42) Hydra - The Water Snake (Female) (Hya) 86) Virgo - The Virgin (Vir)
43) Hydrus - The Water Snake (Male) (Hyi) 87) Volans - The Flying Fish (Vol)
44) Indus - The Indian (Ind) 88) Vulpecula - The Little Fox (Vul)

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