Quite a few constellations are named after animals:
Not an animal, it's the musical instrument called a lyre.
The animal constellation representing the fastest land animal is the cheetah, depicted in the constellation Leo. Cheetahs can reach speeds of up to 60 to 70 miles per hour in short bursts, making them the fastest terrestrial mammals. In the night sky, their representation in Leo highlights their swiftness and agility.
To provide an accurate answer, I would need the specific description or context related to the constellation you're referring to. Each constellation is associated with different animals, such as Taurus the Bull, Leo the Lion, or Pisces the Fish. Please provide the description, and I'll be glad to help identify the animal!
The Nemean Lion was the animal represented in the constellation that was killed by Hercules. This lion had an impenetrable hide and was terrorizing the region of Nemea, until Hercules strangled it to death as one of his twelve labors.
The constellation depicts a wolf, as lupus is the Latin word for wolf.
Draco.
The Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, named the constellation Ara.
The Orion telescopes are named after the constellation with the same name, the Orion constellation. The Orion constellation is named after the hunter in Greek mythology also with the same name, Orion.
The constellation named after a fish is Pisces. The Pisces Constellation is in the southern sky. Its name means "the fish" in Latin.
The Andromeda galaxy was named after the princess Andromeda from Greek mythology. The constellation Andromeda, in which the galaxy is found, is also named after her. It was named as such because of its proximity to the constellation and its association with the myth.
The Pleiades is not a constellation. It's an open cluster.
There is no constellation named after the unicorn, but there is Pegasus the flying horse from Greek mythology.
In ancient times, the constellation was considered a small group of stars withinCentaurus, and was thought to have been an animal killed, on behalf of Centaurus. It was not separated from Centaurus until Hipparchus named it Therion (meaning beast) in the 200s BC. No particular animal was associated with it until the Latin translation of Ptolemy's work identified it with the wolf. See link for more information
Yes, Andromeda is a constellation. However, there is also a galaxy 2.2 million light years away from our galaxy named the Andromeda Galaxy - it's named that because you have to look through the constellation of Andromeda to see it.
The Chameleon constellation does not have any named stars.
Pisces
Leo