Constellation | Genitive | Abbreviations | RA, h | Dec, deg |
Andromeda | Andromedae | And, Andr | 1 | 40N |
Antlia | Antliae | Ant, Antl | 10 | 35S |
Apus | Apodis | Aps, Apus | 16 | 75S |
Aquarius | Aquarii | Aqr, Aqar | 23 | 15S |
Aquila | Aquilae | Aql, Aqil | 20 | 5N |
Ara | Arae | Ara, Arae | 17 | 55S |
Argo | Argus | Arg | Old name; divided into Carina, Puppis, and Vela |
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Aries | Arietis | Ari, Arie | 3 | 20N |
Auriga | Aurigae | Aur, Auri | 6 | 40N |
Bootes | Bootis | Boo, Boot | 15 | 30N |
Caelum | Caeli | Cae, Cael | 5 | 40S |
Camelopardus | Camelopardalis | Cam, Caml | 6 | 70S |
Cancer | Cancer | Cnc, Canc | 9 | 20N |
Canes Venatici | Canum Venaticorum | CVn, C Ven | 13 | 40N |
Canis Major | Can Majoris | CMa, C Maj | 7 | 20S |
Canis Minor | Can Minoris | CMi, C Min | 8 | 5N |
Capricornus | Capricorni | Cap, Capr | 21 | 20S |
Carina | Carinae | Car, Cari | 9 | 60S |
Cassiopeia | Cassiopeiae | Cas, Cass | 1 | 60N |
Centaurus | Centauri | Cen, Cent | 13 | 50S |
Cepheus | Cephei | Cep, Ceph | 22 | 70N |
Cetus | Ceti | Cet, Ceti | 2 | 10S |
Chamaeleon | Chamaelontis | Cha, Cham | 11 | 80S |
Circinus | Circini | Cir, Circ | 15 | 60S |
Columba | Columbae | Col, Colm | 6 | 35S |
Coma Berenices | Comae Berenices | Com, Coma | 13 | 20N |
Corona Austrina | Coronae Austrinae | CrA, Cor A | 19 | 40S |
Corona Borealis | Coronae Borealis | CrB, Cor B | 16 | 30N |
Corvus | Corvi | Crv, Corv | 12 | 20S |
Crater | Crateris | Crt, Crat | 11 | 15S |
Crux | Crucis | Cru, Cruc | 12 | 60S |
Cygnus | Cygni | Cyg, Cygn | 21 | 40N |
Delphinus | Delphini | Del, Dlph | 21 | 10N |
Dorado | Doradus | Dor, Dora | 5 | 65S |
Draco | Draconis | Dra, Drac | 17 | 65N |
Equuleus | Equulei | Equ, Equl | 21 | 10N |
Eridanus | Eridani | Eri, Erid | 3 | 20S |
Fornax | Fornacis | For, Forn | 3 | 30S |
Gemini | Geminorum | Gem, Gemi | 7 | 20N |
Grus | Gruis | Gru, Grus | 22 | 45S |
Hercules | Herculis | Her, Herc | 17 | 30N |
Horologium | Horologii | Hor, Horo | 3 | 60S |
Hydra | Hydrae | Hya, Hyda | 10 | 20S |
Hydrus | Hydri | Hyi, Hydi | 2 | 75S |
Indus | Indi | Ind, Indi | 21 | 55S |
Lacerta | Lacertae | Lac, Lacr | 22 | 45N |
Leo | Leonis | Leo, Leon | 11 | 15N |
Leo Minor | Leonis Minoris | LMi, L Min | 10 | 35N |
Lepus | Leporis | Lep, Leps | 6 | 20S |
Libra | Librae | Lib, Libr | 15 | 15S |
Lupus | Lupi | Lup, Lupi | 15 | 45S |
Lynx | Lyncis | Lyn, Lync | 8 | 45N |
Lyra | Lyrae | Lyr, Lyra | 19 | 40N |
Mensa | Mensae | Men, Mens | 5 | 80S |
Microscopium | Microscopii | Mic, Micr | 21 | 35S |
Monoceros | Monocerotis | Mon, Mono | 7 | 5S |
Musca | Muscae | Mus, Musc | 12 | 70S |
Norma | Normae | Nor, Norm | 16 | 50S |
Octans | Octantis | Oct, Octn | 22 | 85S |
Ophiuchus | Ophiuchi | Oph, Ophi | 17 | 0 |
Orion | Orionis | Ori, Orio | 5 | 5N |
Pavo | Pavonis | Pav, Pavo | 20 | 65S |
Pegasus | Pegasi | Peg, Pegs | 22 | 20N |
Perseus | Persei | Per, Pers | 3 | 45N |
Phoenix | Phoenicis | Phe, Phoe | 1 | 50S |
Pictor | Pictoris | Pic, Pict | 6 | 55S |
Pices | Piscium | Psc, Pisc | 1 | 15N |
Piscis Austrinus | Piscis Austrini | PsA, Psc A | 22 | 30S |
Puppis | Puppi | Pup, Pupp | 8 | 40S |
Pyxis (=Malus) | Pyxidis | Pyx, Pyxi | 9 | 30S |
Reticulum | Reticuli | Ret, Reti | 4 | 60S |
Sagitta | Sagittae | Sge, Sgte | 20 | 10N |
Sagittarius | Sagittarii | Sgr, Sgtr | 19 | 25S |
Scorpius | Scorpii | Sco, Scor | 17 | 40S |
Sculptor | Sculptoris | Scl, Scul | 0 | 30S |
Scutum | Scuti | Sct, Scut | 19 | 10S |
Serpens (Cap. and Caud.) | Serpentis | Ser, Serp | 17 | 0 |
Sextans | Sextantis | Sex, Sext | 10 | 0 |
Taurus | Tauri | Tau, Taur | 4 | 15N |
Telescopium | Telescopii | Tel, Tele | 19 | 50S |
Triangulum | Trianguli | Tri, Tria | 2 | 30N |
Triangulum Australe | Trianguli Australis | TrA, Tr Au | 16 | 65S |
Tucana | Tucanae | Tuc, Tucn | 0 | 65S |
Ursa Major | Ursa Majoris | UMa, U Maj | 11 | 50N |
Ursa Minor | Ursa Minoris | UMi, U Min | 15 | 70N |
Vela | Velorum | Vel, Velr | 9 | 50S |
Virgo | Virginis | Vir, Virg | 13 | 0 |
Volans | Volantis | Vol, Voln | 8 | 70S |
Vulpecula | Vulpeculae | Vul, Vulp | 20 | 25N |
*This table is from the 1965 edition of the Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use (NASA SP-7).