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| number of stars<ref> According to [[Heis]] all stars up to a magnitude of 6<sup>m</sup>.7 on northern constellations and according to [[Gould]] up to a magnitude of 7<sup>m</sup>.0 on sothern constellations</ref>
| number of stars<ref> According to [[Heis]] all stars up to a magnitude of 6<sup>m</sup>.7 on northern constellations and according to [[Gould]] up to a magnitude of 7<sup>m</sup>.0 on sothern constellations</ref>
| English name
| French name
| German name
| Italian name
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| [[Andromeda]]
| [[Andromeda]]
| And
| And
| 139
| 139
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| [[Antlia]]  
| [[Antlia]]  
| Ant
| Ant
| 85
| 85
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| [[Apus]]
| [[Apus]]
| Aps
| Aps
| 67
| 67
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| [[Aquarius]]
| [[Aquarius]]
| Aqr
| Aqr
| 276
| 276
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| [[Aquila]]
| [[Aquila]]
| Aql
| Aql
| 146
| 146
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| [[Ara]]
| [[Ara]]
| Ara
| Ara
| 86
| 86
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| [[Aries]]
| [[Aries]]
| Ari
| Ari
| 80
| 80
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| [[Auriga]]
| [[Auriga]]
| Aur
| Aur
| 144
| 144
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| [[Bootes]]
| [[Bootes]]
| Boo
| Boo
| 140
| 140
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| [[Caelum]]
| [[Caelum]]
| Cae
| Cae
| 28
| 28
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| [[Camelopardis]]
| [[Camelopardis]]
| Cam
| Cam
| 138
| 138
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| [[Cancer]]
| [[Cancer]]
| Can
| Can
| 92
| 92
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| [[Canes venatici]]
| [[Canes venatici]]
| CVn
| CVn
| 88
| 88
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| [[Canis maior]]
| [[Canis maior]]
| CMa
| CMa
| 178
| 178
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| [[Canis minor]]
| [[Canis minor]]
| CMi
| CMi
| 37
| 37
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| [[Capricornus]]
| [[Capricornus]]
| Cap]
| Cap]
| 134
| 134
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| [[Carina]]
| [[Carina]]
| Car
| Car
| 268
| 268
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| [[Cassiopeia]]
| [[Cassiopeia]]
| Cas
| Cas
| 126
| 126
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| [[Centaurus]]
| [[Centaurus]]
| Cen
| Cen
| 389
| 389
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| [[Cepheus]]
| [[Cepheus]]
| Cep
| Cep
| 159
| 159
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| [[Cetus]]
| [[Cetus]]
| Cet
| Cet
| 321
| 321
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| [[Chamaeleon]]
| [[Chamaeleon]]
| Cha
| Cha
| 50
| 50
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| [[Circinus]]
| [[Circinus]]
| Cir
| Cir
| 48
| 48
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| [[Columba]]
| [[Columba]]
| Col
| Col
| 112
| 112
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| [[Coma]] (Berenices)
| [[Coma]] (Berenices)
| Com
| Com
| 70
| 70
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| [[Corona australis]]
| [[Corona australis]]
| CrA
| CrA
| 49
| 49
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| [[Corona borealis]]
| [[Corona borealis]]
| CrB
| CrB
| 31
| 31
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| [[Corvus]]
| [[Corvus]]
| Crv
| Crv
| 53
| 53
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| [[Crater]]
| [[Crater]]
| Crt
| Crt
| 53
| 53
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| [[Crux]]
| [[Crux]]
| Cru
| Cru
| 54
| 54
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| [[Cygnus]]
| [[Cygnus]]
| Cyg
| Cyg
| 197
| 197
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| [[Delphinus]]
| [[Delphinus]]
| Del
| Del
| 31
| 31
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| [[Dorado]]
| [[Dorado]]
| Dor
| Dor
| 43
| 43
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| [[Draco]]
| [[Draco]]
| Dra
| Dra
| 200
| 200
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| [[Equuleus]]
| [[Equuleus]]
| Equ
| Equ
| 16
| 16
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| [[Eridanus]]
| [[Eridanus]]
| Eri
| Eri
| 293
| 293
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| [[Fornax]]
| [[Fornax]]
| For
| For
| 110
| 110
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| [[Gemini]]
| [[Gemini]]
| Gem
| Gem
| 106
| 106
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| [[Gurs]]
| [[Gurs]]
| Gru
| Gru
| 106
| 106
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| [[Hercules]]
| [[Hercules]]
| Her
| Her
| 227
| 227
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| [[Horologium]]
| [[Horologium]]
| Hor
| Hor
| 68
| 68
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| [[Hydra]]
| [[Hydra]]
| Hya
| Hya
| 393
| 393
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| [[Hydrus]]
| [[Hydrus]]
| Hyi
| Hyi
| 64
| 64
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| [[Indus]]
| [[Indus]]
| Ind
| Ind
| 84
| 84
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| [[Lacerta]]
| [[Lacerta]]
| Lac
| Lac
| 48
| 48
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| [[Leo]]
| [[Leo]]
| Leo
| Leo
| 161
| 161
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| [[Leo minor]]
| [[Leo minor]]
| KNu
| KNu
| 40
| 40
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| [[Lepus]]
| [[Lepus]]
| Lep
| Lep
| 103
| 103
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| [[Libra]]
| [[Libra]]
| Lib
| Lib
| 122
| 122
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| [[Lupus]]
| [[Lupus]]
| Lup
| Lup
| 159
| 159
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| [[Lynx]]
| [[Lynx]]
| Kyn
| Kyn
| 87
| 87
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| [[Lyra]]
| [[Lyra]]
| Lyr
| Lyr
| 69
| 69
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| [[Mensa]]
| [[Mensa]]
| Men
| Men
| 44
| 44
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| [[Microscopium]]
| [[Microscopium]]
| Mic
| Mic
| 69
| 69
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| [[Monoceros]]
| [[Monoceros]]
| Mon
| Mon
| 165
| 165
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| [[Musca]]
| Mus
| 75
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| [[Norma]]
| Nor
| 64
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| [[Octans]]
| Oct
| 88
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| [[Ophiuchus]]
| Oph
| 209
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| [[Orion]]
| Ori
| 186
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| [[Pavo]]
| Pav
| 129
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| [[Pegasus]]
| [[Pegasus]]
| Peg
| Peg
| 178
| 178
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| [[Perseus]]
| [[Perseus]]
| Per
| Per
| 136
| 136
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| [[Phoenix]]
| Phe
| 139
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| [[Pictor]]
| Pic
| 67
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| [[Pisces]]
| [[Pisces]]
| Psc
| Psc
| 128
| 128
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| [[Piscis austrinus]]
| PsA
| 75
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| [[Puppis]]
| Pup
| 313
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| [[Pyxis]]
| Pyx
| 65
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| [[Reticulum]]
| Ret
| 34
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| [[Sagitta]]
| [[Sagitta]]
| Sge
| Sge
| 18
| 18
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| [[Sagittarius]]
| Sgr
| 298
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| [[Scorpius]]
| Sco
| 185
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| [[Sculptor]]
| Scl
| 131
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| [[Scutum]]
| Sct
| 33
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| [[Serpens]]
| Ser
| 123
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| [[Sextans]]
| Sex
| 75
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| [[Taurus]]
| [[Taurus]]
| Tau
| Tau
| 188
| 188
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| [[Telescopium]]
| Tel
| 87
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| [[Triangulum]]
| [[Triangulum]]
| Tri
| Tri
| 227
| 227
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| [[Triangulum australe]]
| TrA
| 46
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| [[Tucana]]
| Tuc
| 81
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| [[Ursa maior]]
| [[Ursa maior]]
| UMa
| UMa
| 227
| 227
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| [[Ursa minor]]
| [[Ursa minor]]
| UMi
| UMi
| 54
| 54
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| [[Vela]]
| Vel
| 248
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| [[Virgo]]
| Vir
| 271
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| [[Volans]]
| Vol
| 46
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|-
| [[Vulpecula]]
| [[Vulpecula]]
| Vul
| Vul
| 62
| 62
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Revision as of 11:34, 25 September 2007

A constellation is a group of stars, that since the early beginnings of astronomy were assembled to form a figure or a picture. Not all of these constellations are still used nowadays. Most of our actual constellations originate in the greek, agyptian or babylonic culture. The boundaries of the constellations were fixed more and more with time. Our actual 88 constellations were defined in a decision of the IAU in the year 1925. The names of all constellations are latin words.


Constellations

latin name international abbreviation number of stars[1] English name French name German name Italian name
Andromeda And 139
Antlia Ant 85
Apus Aps 67
Aquarius Aqr 276
Aquila Aql 146
Ara Ara 86
Aries Ari 80
Auriga Aur 144
Bootes Boo 140
Caelum Cae 28
Camelopardis Cam 138
Cancer Can 92
Canes venatici CVn 88
Canis maior CMa 178
Canis minor CMi 37
Capricornus Cap] 134
Carina Car 268
Cassiopeia Cas 126
Centaurus Cen 389
Cepheus Cep 159
Cetus Cet 321
Chamaeleon Cha 50
Circinus Cir 48
Columba Col 112
Coma (Berenices) Com 70
Corona australis CrA 49
Corona borealis CrB 31
Corvus Crv 53
Crater Crt 53
Crux Cru 54
Cygnus Cyg 197
Delphinus Del 31
Dorado Dor 43
Draco Dra 200
Equuleus Equ 16
Eridanus Eri 293
Fornax For 110
Gemini Gem 106
Gurs Gru 106
Hercules Her 227
Horologium Hor 68
Hydra Hya 393
Hydrus Hyi 64
Indus Ind 84
Lacerta Lac 48
Leo Leo 161
Leo minor KNu 40
Lepus Lep 103
Libra Lib 122
Lupus Lup 159
Lynx Kyn 87
Lyra Lyr 69
Mensa Men 44
Microscopium Mic 69
Monoceros Mon 165
Musca Mus 75
Norma Nor 64
Octans Oct 88
Ophiuchus Oph 209
Orion Ori 186
Pavo Pav 129
Pegasus Peg 178
Perseus Per 136
Phoenix Phe 139
Pictor Pic 67
Pisces Psc 128
Piscis austrinus PsA 75
Puppis Pup 313
Pyxis Pyx 65
Reticulum Ret 34
Sagitta Sge 18
Sagittarius Sgr 298
Scorpius Sco 185
Sculptor Scl 131
Scutum Sct 33
Serpens Ser 123
Sextans Sex 75
Taurus Tau 188
Telescopium Tel 87
Triangulum Tri 227
Triangulum australe TrA 46
Tucana Tuc 81
Ursa maior UMa 227
Ursa minor UMi 54
Vela Vel 248
Virgo Vir 271
Volans Vol 46
Vulpecula Vul 62
  1. ↑ According to Heis all stars up to a magnitude of 6m.7 on northern constellations and according to Gould up to a magnitude of 7m.0 on sothern constellations
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