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Q: How many official constellations exist?
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How many constellations in the Earth?

There are no constellations in the Earth. They are in space. There are 88 official constellations.


How many constellatios are there?

There are 88 official constellations.


How many official constellations are currently recognized?

88


How many official constellations have astronomer's identified?

88 official constellations - but there are also some asterisms up there too. Asterisms are patterns of stars that aren't official constellations like, The Big Dipper, Orion's Belt, The Summer Triangle, etc.


How many constellations represent people?

how many constellations represent men and/or women how many represent birds how many represent dragons


How many stars make up all the 88 official constellations?

There are billions of stars that are within the region of the 88 official constellations. Technically, the word constellation refers to areas of the sky not necessarily the patterns of stars.


What is a fact for costellation?

There are various constellations in the night sky. Most of the constellations exist for a second or so.


When was the constellation Leo found?

Constellations do not really exist; they are perceived patterns in the stars. Most of the classical constellations were named by the Romans.


In what constellation is the sun?

The Sun does not appear in any of the official constellations


How many constellations can be seen from the Middle East?

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recognizes 88 constellations, but the constellations do not exist in the stars; they exist only in our own minds. Arabic astronomers saw different patterns and arrangements in the night sky, and before the advent of artificial light, they could see more stars than we can from our light-polluted city skies.


Do all constellations have nicknames?

No. There are some that don't exist as far as we know!


What would happen if there were no stars or constellations?

We would not exist. Our sun is a star.