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Constellation Names


Constellation Names

Below is the list of the names of the modern 88 constellations along with the stories behind them.

88 Officially Recognized Constellations - StarChild - NASA

Latin Name, English Name or Description. Andromeda, Princess of Ethiopia. Antlia, Air pump. Apus, Bird of Paradise. Aquarius, Water bearer. Aquila, Eagle.

The 88 Constellations and Their Brightest Stars - Sleepopolis

Top 10 Constellations · Hydra – 3.2% · Ursa Major – 3.1% · Virgo – 3.1% · Cetus – 3% · Hercules – 3% · Eridanus – 2.8% · Pegasus – 2.7% · Centaurus – ...

Constellation - Wikipedia

List of dark cloud constellations · Cygnus Rift · Serpens–Aquila Rift · Dark Horse (astronomy) · Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex · Emu in the sky ...

List of the Constellations - In-The-Sky.org

Orion. The hunter; associated in Greek mythology with a son of Poseidon, but associated by the Sumerians with their great hero Gilgamesh. Ancient ; Pavo. The ...

Every Major Constellation Name, From Andromeda to Virgo

Every Major Constellation Name, From Andromeda to Virgo. You can thank the ancient Greeks for most of the 88 officially recognized constellation names.

List of constellations | Britannica

Andromeda · Antlia · Apus · Aquarius · Aquila · Ara · Aries · Auriga.

The Constellations - International Astronomical Union | IAU

IAU Constellation Names. Each Latin constellation name has two forms: the nominative, used when talking about the constellation itself, and the genitive, or ...

Constellation Names and Abbreviations - Sky & Telescope

Constellation Names ; Ari, Aries Arietis the Ram, AIR-eez, AIR-ee-yeez uh-RYE-ih-tiss ancient, in zodiac ; Aur, Auriga Aurigae the Charioteer, aw-RYE-guh aw-RYE- ...

Lists of stars by constellation - Wikipedia

Lacerta · Leo · Leo Minor · Lepus · Libra · Lupus · Lynx · Lyra ...

Sky Tellers - Constellations - Lunar and Planetary Institute

... star is the closest and the brightest star is the farthest! How are constellations named? Most of the constellation names we know came from the ancient ...

What are some constellation names that you would use as ... - Reddit

The Andromeda galaxy is called the Andromeda galaxy because it's located in the Andromeda constellation. Andromeda is definitely a constellation.

Constellations - JIM KALER

During Roman times they were assigned Latin names. The 48 ancient constellations single out only the bright patterns. From around 1600 to 1800, post-Copernican ...

Constellation Baby Names: Meanings & Origins - Parents

From common star-based names like Stella or Leo to more unique names like Crux and Hydra, the options are as vast as the night sky itself.

Constellation List

The list of the 88 modern constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), along with their English names, sizes, ...

Learn about the types of constellations, their names, and ... - YouTube

In this video we learn all about constellations for kids. At night we can see thousands of stars and scientists long ago figured out that ...

Read | Who named the constellations? | We The Curious

48 of these “official” constellations were based on Ancient Greek star patterns recorded by an astronomer called Ptolemy in the 2nd Century. They're all named ...

805713 results for constellations names in all - Adobe Stock

Vector illustration of twelve star constellations with its names such as Aries, Taurus, Gemini.

Stars: Facts about stellar formation, history and classification | Space

The second brightest star in a constellation is typically designated ... The IAU formalized 14 star names in the 2015 "Name ExoWorlds ...

Constellation names | StarRegistration.net

Constellation names ; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE · Andromeda · Andromeda. 722. All year ; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE · Antlia · The air pump. 239. Spring ; BOTH HEMISPHERES ...