There are 88 "officially recognized" constellations, according to the International Astronomical Union, the IAU. Everybody will have their own favorites, of course, but in my opinion the top two "most commonly known" constellations include the Big Dipper and Orion the Hunter.
Beyond that, there are twelve "signs of the Zodiac", constellations that lie along the ecliptic.
Orion is a constellation, so constellation would be a common noun that could be used.
The word constellation has four syllables. (Con-stel-lat-ion)
There is no other common name for constellation. (The term "sign" is related, but it is not the same.)
The common name for Scorpius is the Scorpio constellation.
A constellation is considered a common noun because it refers to a general category of celestial patterns and not a specific name. However, when referring to a specific constellation, such as Orion or Ursa Major, it becomes a proper noun. In summary, "constellation" is a common noun, while the names of individual constellations are proper nouns.
The noun 'constellation' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a group of stars forming a pattern; a group or cluster of related things.The noun 'constellation' is a standard collective noun for a constellation of stars.
The Southern Cross.
SWAN.......Cygnus is the SWAN.
Vega can be found in the constellation Lyra, which is often depicted as a musical instrument, specifically a lyre, in Greek mythology. This constellation is associated with the myth of Orpheus, a legendary musician and poet.
Beta Cancri is the brightest star in the constellation Cancer. Its common name is Altarf.
The Southern Cross constellation is featured on the New Zealand flag. It consists of four large bright stars and one smaller star.
The group of stars found in the constellation Leo is known as the "Regulus". It is one of the brightest stars in the sky and forms the heart of the lion in the constellation Leo. Regulus is a multiple star system composed of four stars.