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There are 88 constellations, these are:

  • Andromeda
  • Antlia (the air pump)
  • Apus (the bird of paradise)
  • Aquila (the eagle)
  • Aquarius (the water carrier)
  • Ara (the altar)
  • Auriga (the charioteer)
  • Bootes (the herdsman)
  • Caelum (the chisel)
  • Camelopardalis (the giraffe)
  • Cancer (the crab)
  • Canes Venatici (the hunting dogs)
  • Canis Major (the greater dog)
  • Canis Minor (the lesser dog)
  • Capricornus (the sea goat)
  • Carina (the keel)
  • Cassiopeia (the vain queen)
  • Centaurus (the centaur)
  • Cepheus (the Ethiopian king)
  • Cetus (the whale)
  • Chamaeleon (the chamealeon)
  • Circinus (the drawing compass)
  • Columba (the dove)
  • Coma Berenices (berenice's hair)
  • Corona Australis (the southern crown)
  • Corona Borealis (the northern crown)
  • Corvus (the crow)
  • Crater (the cup)
  • Crux (the southern cross)
  • Cygnus (the swan)
  • Dorado (the fish)
  • Draco (the dragon)
  • Delphinus (the dolphin)
  • Equuleus (the foal)
  • Eridanus (the river)
  • Fornax (the furnace)
  • Gemini (the twins)
  • Grus (the crane)
  • Hercules
  • Horologium (the pendulum clock)
  • Hydra
  • Hydrus (the little water snake)
  • Indus (the Indian)
  • Lacerta (the lizard)
  • Leo (the lion)
  • Leo Minor (the little lion)
  • Lepus (the hare)
  • Libra (the scales)
  • Lupus (the wolf)
  • Lynx (the lynx)
  • Lyra (the lyre)
  • Mensa (the table mountain)
  • Microscopium (the microscope)
  • Monoceros (the unicorn)
  • Musca (the fly)
  • Norma (the carpenter's level)
  • Octans (the octant)
  • Orion (the hunter)
  • Ophiuchus (the serpent bearer)
  • Pavo (the peacock)
  • Pegasus (the winged horse)
  • Perseus
  • Phoenix (the phoenix)
  • Pictor (the easel)
  • Pisces (the fishes)
  • Piscis Austrinus (the southern fish)
  • Puppis (the stern)
  • Pyxis (the mariner's compass)
  • Reticulum (the eyepiece graticule)
  • Sagitta (the arrow)
  • Sagittarius (the archer)
  • Scorpius (the scorpion)
  • Sculptor (the sculptor)
  • Scutum (the shield)
  • Serpens (the snake)-divided into Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda
  • Sextans (the sextant)
  • Taurus (the bull)
  • Telescopium (the telescope)
  • Triangulum (the triangle)
  • Triangulum Australe (the southern triangle)
  • Tucana (the toucan)
  • Ursa Major (the great bear)
  • Ursa Minor (the little bear)
  • Vela (the sails)
  • Virgo (the virgin)
  • Volans (the flying fish)
  • Vulpecula (the fox)

No.Abbrev.ConstellationGenitiveEnglish NameAreaHem.Alpha Star1AndAndromedaAndromedaeAndromeda722NHAlpheratz2AntAntliaAntliaeAir Pump239SH3ApsApusApodisBird of Paradise206SH4AqrAquariusAquariiWater Carrier980SHSadalmelik5AqlAquilaAquilaeEagle652NH-SHAltair6AraAraAraeAltar237SH7AriAriesArietisRam441NHHamal8AurAurigaAurigaeCharioteer657NHCapella9BooBootesBootisHerdsman907NHArcturus10CaeCaelumCaeliChisel125SH11CamCamelopardalisCamelopardalisGiraffe757NH12CncCancerCancriCrab506NHAcubens13CVnCanes VenaticiCanun VenaticorumHunting Dogs465NHCor Caroli14CMaCanis MajorCanis MajorisBig Dog380SHSirius15CMiCanis MinorCanis MinorisLittle Dog183NHProcyon16CapCapricornusCapricorniGoat ( Capricorn )414SHAlgedi17CarCarinaCarinaeKeel494SHCanopus18CasCassiopeiaCassiopeiaeCassiopeia598NHSchedar19CenCentaurusCentauriCentaur1060SHRigil Kentaurus20CepCepheusCepheiCepheus588SHAlderamin21CetCetusCetiWhale1231SHMenkar22ChaChamaleonChamaleontisChameleon132SH23CirCircinusCirciniCompasses93SH24ColColumbaColumbaeDove270SHPhact25ComComa BerenicesComae BerenicesBerenice's Hair386NHDiadem26CrACorona AustralisCoronae AustralisSouthern Crown128SH27CrBCorona BorealisCoronae BorealisNorthern Crown179NHAlphecca28CrvCorvusCorviCrow184SHAlchiba29CrtCraterCraterisCup282SHAlkes30CruCruxCrucisSouthern Cross68SHAcrux31CygCygnusCygniSwan804NHDeneb32DelDelphinusDelphiniDolphin189NHSualocin33DorDoradoDoradusGoldfish179SH34DraDracoDraconisDragon1083NHThuban35EquEquuleusEquuleiLittle Horse72NHKitalpha36EriEridanusEridaniRiver1138SHAchernar37ForFornaxFornacisFurnace398SH38GemGeminiGeminorumTwins514NHCastor39GruGrusGruisCrane366SHAl Na'ir40HerHerculesHerculisHercules1225NHRasalgethi41HorHorologiumHorologiiClock249SH42HyaHydraHydraeHydra ( Sea Serpent )1303SHAlphard43HyiHydrusHydriWater Serpen ( male )243SH44IndIndusIndiIndian294SH45LacLacertaLacertaeLizard201NH46LeoLeoLeonisLion947NHRegulus47LMiLeo MinorLeonis MinorisSmaller Lion232NH48LepLepusLeporisHare290SHArneb49LibLibraLibraeBalance538SHZubenelgenubi50LupLupusLupiWolf334SHMen51LynLynxLyncisLynx545NH52LyrLyraLyraeLyre286NHVega53MenMensaMensaeTable153SH54MicMicroscopiumMicroscopiiMicroscope210SH55MonMonocerosMonocerotisUnicorn482SH56MusMuscaMuscaeFly138SH57NorNormaNormaeSquare165SH58OctOctansOctantisOctant291SH59OphOphiucusOphiuchiSerpent Holder948NH-SHRasalhague60OriOrionOrionisOrion594NH-SHBetelgeuse61PavPavoPavonisPeacock378SHPeacock62PegPegasusPegasiWinged Horse1121NHMarkab63PerPerseusPerseiPerseus615NHMirfak64PhePhoenixPhoenicisPhoenix469SHAnkaa65PicPictorPictorisEasel247SH66PscPiscesPisciumFishes889NHAlrischa67PsAPisces AustrinusPisces AustriniSouthern Fish245SHFomalhaut68PupPuppisPuppisStern673SH69PyxPyxisPyxidisCompass221SH70RetReticulumReticuliReticle114SH71SgeSagittaSagittaeArrow80NH72SgrSagittariusSagittariiArcher867SHRukbat73ScoScorpiusScorpiiScorpion497SHAntares74SclSculptorSculptorisSculptor475SH75SctScutumScutiShield109SH76SerSerpensSerpentisSerpent637NH-SHUnuck al Hai77SexSextansSextantisSextant314SH78TauTaurusTauriBull797NHAldebaran79TelTelescopiumTelescopiiTelescope252SH80TriTriangulumTrianguliTriangle132NHRas al Mothallah81TrATriangulum AustraleTrianguli AustralisSouthern Triangle110SHAtria82TucTucanaTucanaeToucan295SH83UMaUrsa MajorUrsae MajorisGreat Bear1280NHDubhe84UMiUrsa MinorUrsae MinorisLittle Bear256NHPolaris85VelVelaVelorumSails500SH86VirVirgoVirginisVirgin1294NH-SHSpica87VolVolansVolantisFlying Fish141SH88VulVulpeculaVulpeculaeFox268NH
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