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Constellations*


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
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).

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