Here is a list of the 88 modern constellation

Constellation

In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

s by their area in the sky, measured in square degree

Square degree

A square degree is a non-SI unit measure of solid angle. It is denoted in various ways, including deg2, sq.deg. and ². Just as degrees are used to measure parts of a circle, square degrees are used to measure parts of a sphere. Analogous to one degree being equal to π /180 radians, a...

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These areas are determined by constellation boundaries drawn up by Eugène Delporte in 1930 on behalf of the IAU

International Astronomical Union

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 and published in Délimitation scientifique des constellations (Cambridge University Press). Before Delporte's work, the precise boundaries of each constellation were only vaguely defined.

Delporte drew the boundaries along vertical and horizontal lines of right ascension

Right ascension

Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:...

 and declination

Declination

In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and...

; however, he did so for the epoch

Epoch (astronomy)

In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as celestial coordinates, or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, where these are subject to perturbations and vary with time...

 B1875.0, which means that due to precession of the equinoxes, the borders on a modern star map (e.g., for epoch J2000) are already somewhat skewed and no longer perfectly vertical or horizontal. This skew will increase over the years and centuries to come. However, this does not change the area of any constellation.

Rank	Family	Abbr	Constellation	Area (sq. deg.)	Percentage	RA: h m	DEC: d m	Quad
01	Her	HYA	Hydra Hydra (constellation) Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees. It has a long history, having been included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy. It is commonly represented as a water snake...	1302.844	3.16%	11 36.73	−14 31.91	SQ2
02	Zod	VIR	Virgo Virgo (constellation) Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for virgin, and its symbol is . Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second largest constellation in the sky...	1294.428	3.14%	13 24.39	−04 09.51	SQ3
03	Urs	UMA	Ursa Major Ursa Major Ursa Major , also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. It can best be seen in April...	1279.660	3.10%	11 18.76	+50 43.27	NQ2
04	Per	CET	Cetus Cetus Cetus is a constellation. Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called 'the whale' today. Cetus is located in the region of the sky that contains other water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus.-Ecliptic:Although Cetus is not...	1231.411	2.99%	01 40.10	−07 10.76	SQ1
05	Her	HER	Hercules Hercules (constellation) Hercules is a constellation named after Hercules, the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles. Hercules was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today...	1225.148	2.97%	17 23.16	+27 29.93	NQ3
06	Wat	ERI	Eridanus Eridanus (constellation) Eridanus is a constellation. It is represented as a river; its name is the Ancient Greek name for the Po River. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the sixth largest of the modern...	1137.919	2.76%	03 18.02	−28 45.37	SQ1
07	Per	PEG	Pegasus Pegasus (constellation) Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...	1120.794	2.72%	22 41.84	+19 27.98	NQ4
08	Urs	DRA	Draco Draco (constellation) Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon. Draco is circumpolar for many observers in the northern hemisphere...	1082.952	2.63%	15 08.64	+67 00.40	NQ3
09	Her	CEN	Centaurus Centaurus Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...	1060.422	2.57%	13 04.27	−47 20.72	SQ3
10	Zod	AQR	Aquarius Aquarius (constellation) Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces. Its name is Latin for "water-bearer" or "cup-bearer", and its symbol is , a representation of water....	979.854	2.38%	22 17.38	−10 47.35	SQ4
11	Her	OPH	Ophiuchus Ophiuchus Ophiuchus is a large constellation located around the celestial equator. Its name is from the Greek "serpent-bearer", and it is commonly represented as a man grasping the snake that is represented by the constellation Serpens. Ophiuchus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century...	948.340	2.30%	17 23.69	−07 54.74	SQ3
12	Zod	LEO	Leo Leo (constellation) Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for lion. Its symbol is . Leo lies between dim Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east.-Stars:...	946.964	2.30%	10 40.03	+13 08.32	NQ2
13	Urs	BOO	Boötes Boötes Boötes is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere. The name comes from the Greek Βοώτης, Boōtēs, meaning herdsman or plowman...	906.831	2.20%	14 42.64	+31 12.16	NQ3
14	Zod	PSC	Pisces Pisces (constellation) Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is the Latin plural for fish, and its symbol is . It lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east...	889.417	2.16%	00 28.97	+13 41.23	NQ1
15	Zod	SGR	Sagittarius Sagittarius (constellation) Sagittarius is a constellation of the zodiac, the one containing the galactic center. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is , a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow...	867.432	2.10%	19 05.94	−28 28.61	SQ4
16	Her	CYG	Cygnus Cygnus (constellation) Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way. Its name is the Latinized Hellenic word for swan. One of the most recognizable constellations of the northern summer and autumn, it features a prominent asterism known as the Northern Cross...	803.983	1.95%	20 35.28	+44 32.70	NQ4
17	Zod	TAU	Taurus Taurus (constellation) Taurus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is a Latin word meaning 'bull', and its astrological symbol is a stylized bull's head:...	797.249	1.93%	04 42.13	+14 52.63	NQ1
18	Urs	CAM	Camelopardalis Camelopardalis Camelopardalis is a large but faint constellation in the northern sky. The constellation was introduced in 1612 by Petrus Plancius. Some older astronomy books give an alternative spelling of the name, Camelopardus.-Etymology:...	756.828	1.83%	08 51.37	+69 22.89	NQ2
19	Per	AND	Andromeda Andromeda (constellation) Andromeda is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Andromeda, the princess in the Greek legend of Perseus who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus...	722.278	1.75%	00 48.46	+37 25.91	NQ1
20	Wat	PUP	Puppis Puppis Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is the Latin word for the poop deck of a ship, and Puppis represents the deck of the ship and its deckhouses...	673.434	1.63%	07 15.48	−31 10.64	SQ2
21	Per	AUR	Auriga Auriga (constellation) Auriga is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'charioteer' and its stars form a shape that has been associated with the pointed helmet of a charioteer. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains among the 88 modern...	657.438	1.59%	06 04.42	+42 01.68	NQ2
22	Her	AQL	Aquila Aquila (constellation) Aquila is a stellar constellation. Its name is Latin for 'eagle' and it is commonly represented as such. In mythology, Aquila was owned by the Roman god Jupiter and performed many tasks for him....	652.473	1.58%	19 40.02	+03 24.65	NQ4
23	Her	SER	Serpens Serpens Serpens is a constellation of the northern hemisphere. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union....	636.928	1.54%	16 57.04	+06 07.32	NQ3
24	Per	PER	Perseus Perseus (constellation) Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the Greek hero Perseus. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union...	614.997	1.49%	03 10.50	+45 00.79	NQ1
25	Per	CAS	Cassiopeia Cassiopeia (constellation) Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivalled beauty. Cassiopea was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today...	598.407	1.45%	01 19.16	+62 11.04	NQ1
26	Ori	ORI	Orion Orion (constellation) Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky...	594.120	1.44%	05 34.59	+05 56.94	NQ1
27	Per	CEP	Cepheus Cepheus (constellation) Cepheus is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...	587.787	1.42%	02 32.64	+71 00.51	NQ4
28	Urs	LYN	Lynx Lynx (constellation) Lynx is a constellation in the northern sky, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is named after the lynx, a genus of cat. It is a very faint constellation; its brightest stars form a zigzag line.-History:...	545.386	1.32%	07 59.53	+47 28.00	NQ2
29	Zod	LIB	Libra Libra (constellation) Libra is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for weighing scales, and its symbol is . It is fairly faint, with no first magnitude stars, and lies between Virgo to the west and Scorpius to the east.-Notable features:]...	538.052	1.30%	15 11.96	−15 14.08	SQ3
30	Zod	GEM	Gemini Gemini (constellation) Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. Its name is Latin for "twins", and it is associated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology...	513.761	1.25%	07 04.24	+22 36.01	NQ2
31	Zod	CNC	Cancer Cancer (constellation) Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly represented as such. Its symbol is . Cancer is small and its stars are faint...	505.872	1.23%	08 38.96	+19 48.35	NQ2
32	Wat	VEL	Vela Vela (constellation) Vela is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis, which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Puppis.-Stars:...	499.649	1.21%	09 34.64	−47 10.03	SQ2
33	Zod	SCO	Scorpius Scorpius Scorpius, sometimes known as Scorpio, is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for scorpion, and its symbol is . It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east...	496.783	1.20%	16 53.24	−27 01.89	SQ3
34	Wat	CAR	Carina Carina (constellation) Carina is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was formerly part of the larger constellation of Argo Navis until that constellation was divided in three.-Stars:...	494.184	1.20%	08 41.70	−63 13.16	SQ2
35	Ori	MON	Monoceros Monoceros Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Greek for unicorn. Its definition is attributed to the 17th-century Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius. It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south and Hydra to the east...	481.569	1.17%	07 03.63	+00 16.93	NQ2
36	Lac	SCL	Sculptor Sculptor (constellation) Sculptor is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. It represents a sculptor. It was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. He originally named it Apparatus Sculptoris , but the name was later shortened.-Notable features:No stars brighter than 3rd magnitude are...	474.764	1.15%	00 26.28	−32 05.30	SQ1
37	Bay	PHE	Phoenix Phoenix (constellation) Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky. It is named after the Phoenix, a mythical bird. It is faint: there are only two stars in the whole constellation which are brighter than magnitude 5.0...	469.319	1.14%	00 55.91	−48 34.84	SQ1
38	Urs	CVN	Canes Venatici Canes Venatici Canes Venatici is one of the 88 official modern constellations. It is a small northern constellation that was created by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. Its name is Latin for "hunting dogs", and the constellation is often depicted in illustrations as representing the dogs of Boötes the...	465.194	1.13%	13 06.96	+40 06.11	NQ3
39	Zod	ARI	Aries Aries (constellation) Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac, located between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. Its name is Latin for ram, and its symbol is , representing a ram's horns...	441.395	1.07%	02 38.16	+20 47.54	NQ1
40	Zod	CAP	Capricornus Capricornus Capricornus is one of the constellations of the zodiac; it is often called Capricorn, especially when referring to the corresponding astrological sign. Its name is Latin for "horned male goat" or "goat horn", and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea-goat: a mythical creature that is half...	413.947	1.00%	21 02.93	−18 01.39	SQ4
41	Lac	FOR	Fornax Fornax Fornax is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was created in the 18th century and is now one of the 88 modern constellations.-History:Fornax was formed by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756...	397.502	0.96%	02 47.88	−31 38.07	SQ1
42	Urs	COM	Coma Berenices Coma Berenices Coma Berenices is a traditional asterism that has since been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations. It is located near Leo, to which it formerly belonged, and accommodates the North Galactic Pole...	386.475	0.94%	12 47.27	+23 18.34	NQ3
43	Ori	CMA	Canis Major Canis Major Canis Major is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was included in the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy's 48 constellations. Its name is Latin for 'greater dog', and is commonly represented as one of the dogs following Orion the hunter...	380.118	0.92%	06 49.74	−22 08.42	SQ2
44	Bay	PAV	Pavo Pavo (constellation) Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for peacock. It is one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first appeared on a 35-cm diameter celestial globe published in 1597 in...	377.666	0.92%	19 36.71	−65 46.89	SQ4
45	Bay	GRU	Grus Grus (constellation) Grus is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the crane, a species of bird. It was introduced in the late sixteenth century.-History:The stars that form Grus were originally considered part of Piscis Austrinus...	365.513	0.89%	22 27.39	−46 21.11	SQ4
46	Her	LUP	Lupus Lupus (constellation) Lupus is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for wolf. Lupus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations...	333.683	0.81%	15 13.21	−42 42.53	SQ3
47	Her	SEX	Sextans Sextans Sextans is a minor equatorial constellation which was introduced in 1687 by Johannes Hevelius. Its name is Latin for the astronomical sextant, an instrument that Hevelius made frequent use of in his observations.-Notable features:...	313.515	0.76%	10 16.29	−02 36.88	SQ2
48	Bay	TUC	Tucana Tucana Tucana is a constellation in the southern sky, created in the late sixteenth century. Its name is Latin for the toucan, a South American bird.-History:...	294.557	0.71%	23 46.64	−65 49.80	SQ4
49	Bay	IND	Indus Indus (constellation) Indus is a constellation in the southern sky. Created in the sixteenth century, it represents an Indian, a word that could refer at the time to any native of Asia or the Americas.-Notable features:...	294.006	0.71%	21 58.33	−59 42.40	SQ4
50	Lac	OCT	Octans Octans Octans is a faint constellation the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the eighth part of a circle, but it is named after the octant, a navigational instrument. The constellation was devised by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the eighteenth century....	291.045	0.71%	23 00.00	−82 09.12	SQ4
51	Ori	LEP	Lepus Lepus (constellation) Lepus is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator, immediately south of Orion. Its name is Latin for hare. Although the hare does not represent any particular figure in Greek mythology, Lepus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it...	290.291	0.70%	05 33.95	−19 02.78	SQ1
52	Her	LYR	Lyra Lyra Lyra is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Its principal star, Vega — a corner of the Summer Triangle — is one of the brightest...	286.476	0.69%	18 51.17	+36 41.36	NQ4
53	Her	CRT	Crater Crater (constellation) Crater is a constellation. Its name is Latin for cup, and in Greek mythology it is identified with the cup of the god Apollo. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations...	282.398	0.68%	11 23.75	−15 55.74	SQ2
54	Wat	COL	Columba Columba (constellation) Columba is a small, faint constellation created in the late sixteenth century. Its name is Latin for dove. It is located just south of Canis Major and Lepus.-History:...	270.184	0.65%	05 51.76	−35 05.67	SQ1
55	Her	VUL	Vulpecula Vulpecula Vulpecula is a faint constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly known simply as the fox. It was identified in the seventeenth century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle .-Stars:There are no stars brighter than 4th magnitude in...	268.165	0.65%	20 13.88	+24 26.56	NQ4
56	Urs	UMI	Ursa Minor Ursa Minor Ursa Minor , also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky. Like the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, whence the name Little Dipper...	255.864	0.62%	15 00.00	+77 41.99	NQ3
57	Lac	TEL	Telescopium Telescopium Telescopium is a minor southern constellation created in the 18th century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, a French astronomer and student of the southern skies. Its name is a Latinized form of the Greek word for telescope....	251.512	0.61%	19 19.54	−51 02.21	SQ4
58	Lac	HOR	Horologium Horologium Horologium is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky . Its name is Latin for clock. It was created in the 18th century by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, who originally named it Horologium Oscillitorium after the pendulum clock to honour its inventor, Christiaan Huygens...	248.885	0.60%	03 16.56	−53 20.18	SQ1
59	Lac	PIC	Pictor Pictor Pictor is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky , located between the brilliant star Canopus and the Large Magellanic Cloud. Its name is Latin for painter, but it is in fact an abbreviation of its original name Equuleus Pictoris, the 'painter's easel', and it is normally represented...	246.739	0.60%	05 42.46	−53 28.45	SQ1
60	Wat	PSA	Piscis Austrinus Piscis Austrinus Piscis Austrinus is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. The name is Latin for "the southern fish" in contrast with the larger constellation Pisces, which represents a pair of fishes. Prior to the 20th century, it was also known as Piscis Notius...	245.375	0.59%	22 17.07	−30 38.53	SQ4
61	Bay	HYI	Hydrus Hydrus Hydrus is a small constellation in the southern sky, created in the sixteenth century. Its name means "male water snake", and it should not be confused with Hydra, a much larger constellation which represents a female water snake.-History:...	243.035	0.59%	02 20.65	−69 57.39	SQ1
62	Lac	ANT	Antlia Antlia Antlia is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name means "pump" and it specifically represents an air pump. The stars comprising Antlia are faint, and the constellation was not created until the 18th century...	238.901	0.58%	10 16.43	−32 29.01	SQ2
63	Her	ARA	Ara Ara (constellation) Ara is a southern constellation situated between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe. Its name is Latin for "altar". Ara was one of the 48 Greek constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical...	237.057	0.57%	17 22.49	−56 35.30	SQ3
64	Urs	LMI	Leo Minor Leo Minor Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation. Its name means "the smaller lion", in contrast to Leo, the larger lion. Its brightest stars form a rough triangle, and it lies between the larger and more recognizable Ursa Major and Leo...	231.956	0.56%	10 14.72	+32 08.08	NQ2
65	Wat	PYX	Pyxis Pyxis Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a mariner's compass...	220.833	0.54%	08 57.16	−27 21.10	SQ2
66	Lac	MIC	Microscopium Microscopium Microscopium is a small constellation in the southern sky, created in the 18th century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Its name is Latin for microscope. Its stars are very faint and hardly visible from most of the non-tropical northern hemisphere.-References:...	209.513	0.51%	20 57.88	−36 16.49	SQ4
67	Bay	APS	Apus Apus Apus is a faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in the late 16th century. Its name means "no feet" in Greek, and it represents a bird-of-paradise . It is bordered by Triangulum Australe, Circinus, Musca, Chamaeleon, Octans, Pavo and Ara...	206.327	0.50%	16 08.65	−75 18.00	SQ3
68	Per	LAC	Lacerta Lacerta Lacerta is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin for lizard. A small, faint constellation, it was created in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius. Its brightest stars form a "W" shape similar to that of Cassiopeia, and it is thus...	200.688	0.49%	22 27.68	+46 02.51	NQ4
69	Wat	DEL	Delphinus Delphinus Delphinus is a constellation in the northern sky, close to the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for dolphin. Delphinus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains among the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical...	188.549	0.46%	20 41.61	+11 40.26	NQ4
70	Her	CRV	Corvus Corvus (constellation) Corvus is a small constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for raven or crow. It includes only 11 stars visible to the naked eye...	183.801	0.45%	12 26.52	−18 26.20	SQ3
71	Ori	CMI	Canis Minor Canis Minor Canis Minor is a small constellation. It was included in the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is still included among the 88 modern constellations...	183.367	0.44%	07 39.17	+06 25.63	NQ2
72	Bay	DOR	Dorado Dorado Dorado is a constellation in the southern sky. It was created in the late 16th century and is now one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name refers to the dolphinfish , which is known as dorado in Spanish, although it has also been depicted as a swordfish...	179.173	0.43%	05 14.51	−59 23.22	SQ1
73	Urs	CRB	Corona Borealis Corona Borealis Corona Borealis is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "northern crown", a name inspired by its shape; its main stars form a semicircular arc. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern...	178.710	0.43%	15 50.59	+32 37.49	NQ3
74	Lac	NOR	Norma Norma (constellation) Norma is a small and inconspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere between Scorpius and Centaurus. Its name is Latin for normal, referring to a right angle, and is variously considered to represent a rule, a carpenter's square, a set square or a level....	165.290	0.40%	15 54.18	−51 21.09	SQ3
75	Lac	MEN	Mensa Mensa (constellation) Mensa is a constellation in the southern sky, created in the 18th century. Its name is Latin for table. It covers a keystone-shaped wedge of sky stretching from approximately 4h to 7.5h of right ascension, and −71 to −85.5 degrees of declination. Other than the south polar constellation...	153.484	0.37%	05 24.90	−77 30.24	SQ1
76	Bay	VOL	Volans Volans Volans is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents a flying fish; its name is a shortened form of its original name, Piscis Volans...	141.354	0.34%	07 47.73	−69 48.07	SQ2
77	Bay	MUS	Musca Musca Musca is one of the minor southern constellations. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first appeared on a 35-cm diameter celestial globe published in 1597 in Amsterdam by...	138.355	0.34%	12 35.28	−70 09.66	SQ3
78	Per	TRI	Triangulum Triangulum Triangulum is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for triangle, and it should not be confused with Triangulum Australe in the southern sky. Its name derives from its three brightest stars, of third and fourth magnitude, which form a nearly isosceles long and narrow triangle...	131.847	0.32%	02 11.07	+31 28.56	NQ1
79	Bay	CHA	Chamaeleon Chamaeleon Chamaeleon is a small constellation in the southern sky. It is named after the chameleon, a form of lizard. It was first defined in the sixteenth century.-History:...	131.592	0.32%	10 41.53	−79 12.30	SQ2
80	Her	CRA	Corona Australis Corona Australis Corona Australis or Corona Austrina is a constellation. Its name means "southern crown", and it contrasts with Corona Borealis, the northern crown...	127.696	0.31%	18 38.79	−41 08.85	SQ4
81	Lac	CAE	Caelum Caelum Caelum is a faint constellation in the southern sky, introduced in the 18th century by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Its name means "the chisel" in Latin, and it was formerly known as Cæla Sculptoris, "the sculptor's chisel"...	124.865	0.30%	04 42.27	−37 52.90	SQ1
82	Lac	RET	Reticulum Reticulum Reticulum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a small net, or reticle—a net of crosshairs at the focus of a telescope eyepiece that is used to measure star positions...	113.936	0.28%	03 55.27	−59 59.85	SQ1
83	Her	TRA	Triangulum Australe Triangulum Australe Triangulum Australe is a small constellation in the southern sky, created in the sixteenth century. Its name is Latin for 'the southern triangle', which distinguishes it from Triangulum in the northern sky...	109.978	0.27%	16 04.95	−65 23.28	SQ3
84	Her	SCT	Scutum Scutum Scutum is a small constellation introduced in the seventeenth century. Its name is Latin for shield.-History:Scutum is the only constellation that owes its name to a non-classical historical figure...	109.114	0.26%	18 40.39	−09 53.32	SQ4
85	Lac	CIR	Circinus Circinus The constellation Circinus is a small constellation in the southern sky, first defined in the 18th century. Its name is Latin for compass, referring to the drafting tool used for drawing circles; it should not be confused with Pyxis, a constellation that represents a mariner's...	93.353	0.23%	14 34.54	−63 01.82	SQ3
86	Her	SGE	Sagitta Sagitta Sagitta is a constellation. Its name is Latin for "arrow", and it should not be confused with the larger constellation Sagittarius, the archer. Although ancient, it is insignificant, for it has no star brighter than the 4th magnitude and is the third smallest of all constellations...	79.932	0.19%	19 39.05	+18 51.68	NQ4
87	Wat	EQU	Equuleus Equuleus Equuleus is a constellation. Its name is Latin for 'little horse', a foal. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the second smallest of the modern constellations , spanning only 72 square degrees...	71.641	0.17%	21 11.26	+07 45.49	NQ4
88	Her	CRU	Crux Crux Crux is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, but is one of the most distinctive. Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped asterism that is commonly known as the Southern Cross.-Visibility:...	68.447	0.17%	12 26.99	−60 11.19	SQ3

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External links

• http://www.ianridpath.com/constellations1.htm
• http://calgary.rasc.ca/constellation.htm#list

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