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Object Catalogue: Constellations

Name Genitive Translation Abbreviation Right ascension Declination
Andromeda Andromedae daughter of Cepheus And 0h 34m 39° 15'
Antlia Antilae Air Pump Ant 10h 7m -33° 21'
Apus Apodus Bird of Paradise Aps 16h 8m -76° 35'
Aquarius Aquarii Water Bearer Aqr 22h 42m -10° 28'
Aquila Aquilae Eagle Aql 19h 41m 3° 22'
Ara Arae Altar Ara 17h 14m -51° 7'
Argo Navis old constellation Carina,Puppis,&Vela      
Aries Arietis Ram Ari 2h 41m 22° 34'
Auriga Aurigae Charioteer Aur 5h 57m 42° 49'
Boötes Boötis Herdsman Boo 14h 41m 32° 20'
Caelum Cali Chisel Cae 4h 43m -38° 10'
Camelopardus (Camelopardalis) Camelopardalis Giraffe Cam 6h 9m 71° 58'
Cancer Cancri Crab Cnc 8h 30m 23° 34'
Canes Venatici Canem Venaticorum Hunting Dogs CVn 13h 1m 42° 21'
Canis Major Canis Majoris Greater Dog CMa 6h 50m -22° 19'
Canis Minor Canis Minoris Lesser Dog CMi 7h 37m 6° 46'
Capricornus Capricorni Goat Cap 21h 3m -19° 21'
Carina Carinae Keel Car 7h 46m -57° 50'
Cassiopeia Cassiopeiae Mother of Andromeda Cas 0h 52m 60° 18'
Centaurus Centauri Centaur Cen 12h 57m -44° 0'
Cepheus Cephei King of Ethiopia Cep 22h 25m 72° 34'
Cetus Ceti Whale Cet 1h 43m -6° 22'
Chamaeleon Chamaeleontis Chamaeleon Cha 12h 0m -81° 1'
Circinus Circini Compasses Cir 14h 32m -67° 18'
Columba Columbae Dove (Noah's Dove) Col 5h 42m -37° 55'
Coma Berenices Comae Berenices Berenice's Hair Com 12h 45m 22° 39'
Corona Australis Coronae Australis Southern Crown CrA 18h 39m -41° 45'
Corona Borealis Coronae Borealis Northern Crown CrB 15h 53m 32° 38'
Corvus Corvi Crow Crv 12h 23m -18° 38'
Crater Crateris Cup Crt 11h 21m -13° 45'
Crux Crucis Cross (Southern Cross) Cru 12h 29m -60° 18'
Cygnus Cygni Swan or Northern Cross Cyg 20h 36m 49° 35'
Delphinus Delphini Dolphin (or Job's Coffin) Del 20h 40m 12° 6'
Dorado Doradus Swordfish Dor 5h 20m -63° 1'
Draco Draconis Dragon Dra 17h 57m 66° 4'
Equuleus Equulei Little Horse Equ 21h 15m 7° 56'
Eridanus Eridani River (Northern & Southern Streams) Eri 3h 53m -17° 59'
Fornax Fornacis Furnace For 2h 46m -26° 4'
Gemini Geminorum Twins Gem 6h 51m 24° 49'
Grus Gruis Crane Gru 22h 27m -45° 8'
Hercules Herculis Hercules Her 17h 26m 31° 14'
Horologium Horlogii Clock Hor 3h 13m -52° 0'
Hydra Hydrae Water Monster Hya 9h 8m -11° 41'
Hydrus Hydri Water Snake Hyi 2h 35m -72° 55'
Indus Indi Indian Ind 21h 8m -52° 19'
Lacerta Lacertae Lizard Lac 22h 31m 46° 40'
Leo Leonis Lion Leo 10h 0m 7° 0'
Leo Minor Leonis Minoris Lesser Lion LMi 10h 19m 33° 14'
Lepus Leporis Hare Lep 5h 26m -19° 39'
Libra Librae Balance Lib 15h 11m -15° 33'
Lupus Lupi Wolf Lup 15h 23m -42° 43'
Lynx Lyncis Lynx Lyn 7h 44m 47° 50'
Lyra Lyrae Lyre Lyr 18h 54m 40° 39'
Mensa Mensae Table Men 5h 30m -79° 1'
Microscopium Microscopii Microscope Mic 20h 57m -36° 48'
Monoceros Monocerotis Unicorn Mon 6h 58m -3° 16'
Musca Muscae Fly Mus 12h 28m -69° 8'
Musca old constellation Aries      
Norma Normae Square (and Rule) Nor 16h 3m -52° 43'
Octans Octantis Octant Oct 22h 10m -84° 16'
Ophiuchus Ophiuchi Serpent Bearer Oph 17h 2m -2° 21'
Orion Orionis Hunter Ori 5h 34m 3° 35'
Pavo Pavonis Peacock Pav 19h 10m -65° 52'
Pegasus Pegasi Winged Horse Peg 22h 37m 19° 39'
Perseus Persei Hero, son of Zeus Per 3h 31m 44° 53'
Phoenix Phoenicis Phoenix Phe 0h 44m -48° 46'
Pictor Pictoris Painter's Easel Pic 5h 23m -51° 22'
Pisces Piscium Fishes (Northern & Western) Psc 0h 53m 15° 29'
Piscis Austrinus (Australis) Piscis Austrini Southern Fish PsA 22h 25m -31° 34'
Plough old name Ursa Major      
Puppis Puppis Stern (Poop) Pup 7h 52m -32° 37'
Pyxis Pyxidis Compass Box Pyx 8h 53m -29° 47'
Quadrans Muralis old constellation Draco      
Reticulum Reticuli Net Ret 3h 54m -60° 31'
Sagitta Sagittae Arrow Sge 19h 40m 17° 0'
Sagittarius Sagittarii Archer Sgr 19h 23m -29° 53'
Scorpius Scorpii Scorpion Sco 16h 52m -35° 20'
Sculptor Sculptoris Sculptor's Workshop Scl 1h 0m -38° 31'
Scutum Scuti Shield (formerly Sobieski's Shield) Sct 18h 39m -10° 53'
Serpens Serpentis Serpent (Serpens Caput & S. Cauda) Ser    
Serpens Caput Serpentis Serpent's head Ser 15h 44m 10° 51'
Serpens Cauda Serpentis Serpent's tail Ser 17h 57m -13° 29'
Sextans Sextantis Sextant Sex 10h 6m -1° 8'
Taurus Tauri Bull Tau 4h 6m 17° 20'
Taurus Poniatowskii The Polish Bull,old constellation Ophiuchus      
Telescopium Telescopii Telescope Tel 19h 15m -51° 28'
Telescopium Herschellii old constellation Lynx/Auriga      
Triangulum Trianguli Triangle Tri 2h 3m 32° 20'
Triangulum Australe Trianguli Australis Southern Triangle TrA 16h 7m -65° 6'
Tucana Tucanae Toucan Tuc 23h 50m -64° 56'
Ursa Major Ursae Majoris Great Bear (Plough,Big Dipper,Charles' Wain) UMa 10h 16m 57° 29'
Ursa Minor Ursae Minoris Little Bear (Little Dipper) UMi 14h 58m 75° 2'
Vela Velorum Sails Vel 9h 20m -48° 29'
Virgo Virginis Virgin Vir 13h 21m -3° 31'
Volans Volantis Flying Fish Vol 7h 40m -69° 37'
Vulpecula Vulpeculae Fox (formerly Anser et Vulpecula) Vul 20h 22m 25° 2'

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