Table of the 88 Constellations

The Constellations : Complete Table with information about all the 88 Constellations as defined by the
International Astronomical Union. Abbreviations, Genitive and Latin Names, English Names, Celestial
Hemispheres (NH - northern hemisphere - declination between 0° and +90° ; SH - southern hemisphere -
declination between 0° and - 90°) and Alpha Star Names.

No. Abbrev. Constellation Genitive English Name Hemisp. Alpha Star Pronunciation
1 And Andromeda Andromedae Andromeda NH Alpheratz an-drom-eh-duh
2 Ant Antlia Antliae Air Pump SH ant-lih-uh
3 Aps Apus Apodis Bird of Paradise SH ay-pus
4 Aqr Aquarius Aquarii Water Carrier SH Sadalmelik ack-kwair-ee-us
5 Aql Aquila Aquilae Eagle NH-SH Altair ack-will-ah
6 Ara Ara Arae Altar SH ay-ruh
7 Ari Aries Arietis Ram NH Hamal air-eez
8 Aur Auriga Aurigae Charioteer NH Capella or-eye-gah
9 Boo Bootes Bootis Herdsman NH Arcturus boe-oh-teez
10 Cae Caelum Caeli Chisel SH see-lum
NH ka-mel-oh-par-da-
11 Cam Camelopardalis Camelopardalis Giraffe
lis
12 Cnc Cancer Cancri Crab NH Acubens can-surr
NH Cor Caroli kay-neezven-at-
13 CVn Canes Venatici Canun Venaticorum Hunting Dogs
iss-see
14 CMa Canis Major Canis Majoris Big Dog SH Sirius kay-nismay-ger
15 CMi Canis Minor Canis Minoris Little Dog NH Procyon kay-nismy-ner
16 Cap Capricornus Capricorni Goat ( Capricorn ) SH Algedi kap-rih-korn-nus
17 Car Carina Carinae Keel SH Canopus ka-reen-uh
NH Schedar kass-ee-oh-pee-
18 Cas Cassiopeia Cassiopeiae Cassiopeia
yah
SH Rigel sen-taw-rus
19 Cen Centaurus Centauri Centaur
Kentaurus
20 Cep Cepheus Cephei Cepheus SH Alderamin see-fee-us
21 Cet Cetus Ceti Whale SH Menkar see-tuss
22 Cha Chamaleon Chamaleontis Chameleon SH ka-meel-eon
23 Cir Circinus Circini Compasses SH sur-sin-us
24 Col Columba Columbae Dove SH Phact ko-lum-bah
NH Diadem ko-mahbear-en-
25 Com Coma Berenices Comae Berenices Berenice's Hair
eye-sees
SH Kor-oh-nahoss-
26 CrA Corona Australis Coronae Australis Southern Crown
tray-liss
NH Alphecca Kor-oh-nahbo-ree-
27 CrB Corona Borealis Coronae Borealis Northern Crown
alice
28 Crv Corvus Corvi Crow SH Alchiba core-vuss
29 Crt Crater Crateris Cup SH Alkes kray-turr
30 Cru Crux Crucis Southern Cross SH Acrux krux
31 Cyg Cygnus Cygni Swan NH Deneb sig-nuss
32 Del Delphinus Delphini Dolphin NH Sualocin del-fine-uss
33 Dor Dorado Doradus Goldfish SH dough-rah-dough
34 Dra Draco Draconis Dragon NH Thuban dray-ko
35 Equ Equuleus Equulei Little Horse NH Kitalpha ek-kwoo-lee-us
36 Eri Eridanus Eridani River SH Achernar eh-rid-ah-nuss
37 For Fornax Fornacis Furnace SH for-nax
38 Gem Gemini Geminorum Twins NH Castor jem-ineye
39 Gru Grus Gruis Crane SH Al Na'ir gruss
40 Her Hercules Herculis Hercules NH Rasalgethi her-kyou-leez
41 Hor Horologium Horologii Clock SH hor-o-lo-jee-um
Hydra ( Sea Serpent SH Alphard high-druh
42 Hya Hydra Hydrae
)
Water Serpent ( SH high-drus
43 Hyi Hydrus Hydri
male )
44 Ind Indus Indi Indian SH in-duss
45 Lac Lacerta Lacertae Lizard NH la-sir-tah
46 Leo Leo Leonis Lion NH Regulus lee-oh
47 LMi Leo Minor Leonis Minoris Smaller Lion NH lee-ohmy-ner
48 Lep Lepus Leporis Hare SH Arneb lee-puss
49 Lib Libra Librae Balance SH Zubenelgenubi lee-brah
50 Lup Lupus Lupi Wolf SH Men lew-puss
51 Lyn Lynx Lyncis Lynx NH links
52 Lyr Lyra Lyrae Lyre NH Vega lye-ruh
53 Men Mensa Mensae Table SH Men-suh
SH my-kro-sko-pee-
54 Mic Microscopium Microscopii Microscope
um
55 Mon Monoceros Monocerotis Unicorn SH mon-oss-er-us
56 Mus Musca Muscae Fly SH mus-kah
57 Nor Norma Normae Square SH nor-mah
58 Oct Octans Octantis Octant SH Ok-tan-tiss
59 Oph Ophiucus Ophiuchi Serpent Holder NH-SH Rasalhague off-ih-you-kuss
60 Ori Orion Orionis Orion NH-SH Betelgeuse oh-rye-un
61 Pav Pavo Pavonis Peacock SH Peacock Par-vow
62 Peg Pegasus Pegasi Winged Horse NH Markab peg-uh-usss
63 Per Perseus Persei Perseus NH Mirfak purr-see-us
64 Phe Phoenix Phoenicis Phoenix SH Ankaa fee-nix
65 Pic Pictor Pictoris Easel SH pick-torr
66 Psc Pisces Piscium Fishes NH Alrescha pie-sees
67 PsA Pisces Austrinus Pisces Austrini Southern Fish SH Fomalhaut pie-sissoss-try-nus
68 Pup Puppis Puppis Stern SH pup-iss
69 Pyx Pyxis Pyxidis Compass SH pick-siss
70 Ret Reticulum Reticuli Reticle SH Ret-ickyou-lem
71 Sge Sagitta Sagittae Arrow NH sah-jit-tah
72 Sgr Sagittarius Sagittarii Archer SH Rukbat saj-ih-tay-rih-us
73 Sco Scorpius Scorpii Scorpion SH Antares skop-pih-uss
74 Scl Sculptor Sculptoris Sculptor SH skulpt-tor
75 Sct Scutum Scuti Shield SH skyou-tum
76 Ser Serpens Serpentis Serpent NH-SH Unuckalhai sir-pens
77 Sex Sextans Sextantis Sextant SH sex-tans
78 Tau Taurus Tauri Bull NH Aldebaran taw-russ
79 Tel Telescopium Telescopii Telescope SH tell-ih-sko-pee-um
NH Ras al try-angh-gu-lum
80 Tri Triangulum Trianguli Triangle
Mothallah
Triangulum SH Atria try-angh-gu-
81 TrA Trianguli Australis Southern Triangle
Australe lumoss-tray-lee
82 Tuc Tucana Tucanae Toucan SH too-kah-nah
83 UMa Ursa Major Ursae Majoris Great Bear NH Dubhe urr-sahmay-ger
84 UMi Ursa Minor Ursae Minoris Little Bear NH Polaris urr-sahmy-ner
85 Vel Vela Velorum Sails SH vee-lah
86 Vir Virgo Virginis Virgin NH-SH Spica ver-go
87 Vol Volans Volantis Flying Fish SH vo-lanz
88 Vul Vulpecula Vulpeculae Fox NH vul-peck-you-lah