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back  Constellation Abbreviations No. Abbrev. Constellation Genitive English Name Area Hem. Alpha Star 1 And Andromeda Andromedae Andromeda 722 NH Alpheratz 2 Ant Antlia Antliae Air Pump 239 SH   3 Aps Apus Apodis Bird of Paradise 206 SH   4 Aqr Aquarius Aquarii Water Carrier 980 SH Sadalmelik 5 Aql Aquila Aquilae Eagle 652 NH-SH Altair 6 Ara Ara Arae Altar 237 SH   7 Ari Aries Arietis Ram 441 NH Hamal 8 Aur Auriga Aurigae Charioteer 657 NH Capella 9 Boo Bootes Bootis Herdsman 907 NH Arcturus 10 Cae Caelum Caeli Chisel 125 SH   11 Cam Camelopardalis Camelopardalis Giraffe 757 NH   12 Cnc Cancer Cancri Crab 506 NH Acubens 13 CVn Canes Venatici Canun Venaticorum Hunting Dogs 465 NH Cor Caroli 14 CMa Canis Major Canis Majoris Big Dog 380 SH Sirius 15 CMi Canis Minor Canis Minoris Little Dog 183 NH Procyon 16 Cap Capricornus Capricorni Goat ( Capricorn ) 414 SH Algedi 17 Car Carina Carinae Keel 494 SH Canopus 18 Cas Cassiopeia Cassiopeiae Cassiopeia 598 NH Schedar 19 Cen Centaurus Centauri Centaur 1060 SH Rigil Kentaurus 20 Cep Cepheus Cephei Cepheus 588 SH Alderamin 21 Cet Cetus Ceti Whale 1231 SH Menkar 22 Cha Chamaleon Chamaleontis Chameleon 132 SH   23 Cir Circinus Circini Compasses 93 SH   24 Col Columba Columbae Dove 270 SH Phact 25 Com Coma Berenices Comae Berenices Berenice's Hair 386 NH Diadem 26 CrA Corona Australis Coronae Australis Southern Crown 128 SH   27 CrB Corona Borealis Coronae Borealis Northern Crown 179 NH Alphecca 28 Crv Corvus Corvi Crow 184 SH Alchiba 29 Crt Crater Crateris Cup 282 SH Alkes 30 Cru Crux Crucis Southern Cross 68 SH Acrux 31 Cyg Cygnus Cygni Swan 804 NH Deneb 32 Del Delphinus Delphini Dolphin 189 NH Sualocin 33 Dor Dorado Doradus Goldfish 179 SH   34 Dra Draco Draconis Dragon 1083 NH Thuban 35 Equ Equuleus Equulei Little Horse 72 NH Kitalpha 36 Eri Eridanus Eridani River 1138 SH Achernar 37 For Fornax Fornacis Furnace 398 SH   38 Gem Gemini Geminorum Twins 514 NH Castor 39 Gru Grus Gruis Crane 366 SH Al Na'ir 40 Her Hercules Herculis Hercules 1225 NH Rasalgethi 41 Hor Horologium Horologii Clock 249 SH   42 Hya Hydra Hydrae Hydra ( Sea Serpent ) 1303 SH Alphard 43 Hyi Hydrus Hydri Water Serpen ( male ) 243 SH   44 Ind Indus Indi Indian 294 SH   45 Lac Lacerta Lacertae Lizard 201 NH   46 Leo Leo Leonis Lion 947 NH Regulus 47 LMi Leo Minor Leonis Minoris Smaller Lion 232 NH   48 Lep Lepus Leporis Hare 290 SH Arneb 49 Lib Libra Librae Balance 538 SH Zubenelgenubi 50 Lup Lupus Lupi Wolf 334 SH Men 51 Lyn Lynx Lyncis Lynx 545 NH   52 Lyr Lyra Lyrae Lyre 286 NH Vega 53 Men Mensa Mensae Table 153 SH   54 Mic Microscopium Microscopii Microscope 210 SH   55 Mon Monoceros Monocerotis Unicorn 482 SH   56 Mus Musca Muscae Fly 138 SH   57 Nor Norma Normae Square 165 SH   58 Oct Octans Octantis Octant 291 SH   59 Oph Ophiucus Ophiuchi Serpent Holder 948 NH-SH Rasalhague 60 Ori Orion Orionis Orion 594 NH-SH Betelgeuse 61 Pav Pavo Pavonis Peacock 378 SH Peacock 62 Peg Pegasus Pegasi Winged Horse 1121 NH Markab 63 Per Perseus Persei Perseus 615 NH Mirfak 64 Phe Phoenix Phoenicis Phoenix 469 SH Ankaa 65 Pic Pictor Pictoris Easel 247 SH   66 Psc Pisces Piscium Fishes 889 NH Alrischa 67 PsA Pisces Austrinus Pisces Austrini Southern Fish 245 SH Fomalhaut 68 Pup Puppis Puppis Stern 673 SH   69 Pyx Pyxis Pyxidis Compass 221 SH   70 Ret Reticulum Reticuli Reticle 114 SH   71 Sge Sagitta Sagittae Arrow 80 NH   72 Sgr Sagittarius Sagittarii Archer 867 SH Rukbat 73 Sco Scorpius Scorpii Scorpion 497 SH Antares 74 Scl Sculptor Sculptoris Sculptor 475 SH   75 Sct Scutum Scuti Shield 109 SH   76 Ser Serpens Serpentis Serpent 637 NH-SH Unuck al Hai 77 Sex Sextans Sextantis Sextant 314 SH   78 Tau Taurus Tauri Bull 797 NH Aldebaran 79 Tel Telescopium Telescopii Telescope 252 SH   80 Tri Triangulum Trianguli Triangle 132 NH Ras al Mothallah 81 TrA Triangulum Australe Trianguli Australis Southern Triangle 110 SH Atria 82 Tuc Tucana Tucanae Toucan 295 SH   83 UMa Ursa Major Ursae Majoris Great Bear 1280 NH Dubhe 84 UMi Ursa Minor Ursae Minoris Little Bear 256 NH Polaris 85 Vel Vela Velorum Sails 500 SH   86 Vir Virgo Virginis Virgin 1294 NH-SH Spica 87 Vol Volans Volantis Flying Fish 141 SH   88 Vul Vulpecula Vulpeculae Fox 268 NH   Designed by Gabriel Ditu ©Copyright 2024 - All Rights Reserved