Are constellations bigger than galaxies

Answer 1

Contrary to popular belief, constellations are actually very spread out. They are not simply flat against the sky. Rather, the stars may be very different distances apart. The reason they all appear the same is because they are so far away that only a point of light makes it to the earth. With this in mind, it is very difficult to answer this question. The stars that we see with the naked eye are all within 1000 light years.

Answer 2

Constellations are simply patterns of stars that appear on the celestial sphere, that is, the imaginary globe around the earth on which the stars appear.

The stars that make up these constellations are extremely far apart, making "constellations" simply an illusion created by the extreme distance from them to us, with the stars within them separated in some cases by many light years.

So it is impossible to say how far away a constellation is.

Answer 3

Cancer covers up an area approximately 505.872 degrees. Since it is so far away from us, its difficult to determine the exact distance or size. It is also the 31st largest constellation, and contains 7 stars. A list of the stars: Alpha Cancri, Beta Cancri, Gamma Cancri, Delta Cancri, Zeta Cancri, Lambda Cancri, and Xi Cancri. With Beta Cancri being the largest of the stars. The nearest star to us is Delta Cancri, 11.82 light years away.

Answer 4

No, galaxies are much larger than constellations. Galaxies are massive systems of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter, while constellations are patterns or groupings of stars that we see from Earth. Galaxies can contain billions to trillions of stars, while constellations are simply arrangements of stars as seen from our perspective.

Answer 5

No because constellations are groups of stars which are found inside galaxies.

Answer 6

yes galaxies are bigger than constellations.

Answer 7

Galaxies are made up of millions or even billions of stars whileconstellationsonly hold around 5 to 20.

Galaxies are much bigger