Constellation
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A constellation is a group of stars that ancient astronomers imagined as pictures. Not all of these constellations are still used, while some are comparatively modern. Most of the present-day constellations have their origins in the ancient Greek, Egyptian and Babylonic cultures. Their boundaries have become defined over time: the present 88 constellations were fixed by the IAU in 1925. The Latin names are the official ones.
Constellations
| Latin name | Latin genitive | international abbreviation | number of stars[1] | English name | German name |
| Andromeda | Andromedae | And | 139 | Andromeda | Andromeda |
| Antlia | Antliae | Ant | 85 | Pump | Luftpumpe |
| Apus | Apodis | Aps | 67 | Swallow | Paradiesvogel |
| Aquarius | Aquarii | Aqr | 276 | Cup-bearer | Wassermann |
| Aquila | Aquilae | Aql | 146 | Eagle | Adler |
| Ara | Arae | Ara | 86 | Altar | Altar |
| Aries | Arietis | Ari | 80 | Ram | Widder |
| Auriga | Aurigae | Aur | 144 | Charioteer | Fuhrmann |
| Bootes | Bootis | Boo | 140 | Herdsman | Bootes, Ochsentreiber |
| Caelum | Caeli | Cae | 28 | Sculptor's chisel | Grabstichel |
| Camelopardis | Camelopardalis | Cam | 138 | Giraffe | Giraffe |
| Cancer | Cancri | Can | 92 | Crab | Krebs |
| Canes venatici | Canum Venaticorum | CVn | 88 | Hunting dogs | Jagdhunde |
| Canis maior | Canis majoris | CMa | 178 | Greater dog | Großer Hund |
| Canis minor | Canis minoris | CMi | 37 | Smaller dog | Kleiner Hund |
| Capricornus | Capricorni | Cap | 134 | Horned (male) goat | Steinbock |
| Carina | Carinae | Car | 268 | Keel | Schiffskiel |
| Cassiopeia | Cassiopeiae | Cas | 126 | Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia |
| Centaurus | Centauri | Cen | 389 | Centaur | Centaur |
| Cepheus | Cephei | Cep | 159 | Cepheus | Cepheus |
| Cetus | Ceti | Cet | 321 | Whale | Wal |
| Chamaeleon | Chamaeleontis | Cha | 50 | Chameleon | Chamaeleon |
| Circinus | Circini | Cir | 48 | Compass | Kompass |
| Columba | Columbae | Col | 112 | Dove | Taube |
| Coma Berenices | Comae | Com | 70 | Berenice's hair | Haar der Berenike |
| Corona australis | Coronae australis | CrA | 49 | Southern crown | Südliche Krone |
| Corona borealis | Coronae borealis | CrB | 31 | Northern crown | Nördliche Krone |
| Corvus | Corvi | Crv | 53 | Raven | Rabe |
| Crater | Crateris | Crt | 53 | Bowl | Becher |
| Crux | Crucis | Cru | 54 | Cross | Kreuz |
| Cygnus | Cygni | Cyg | 197 | Swan | Schwan |
| Delphinus | Delphini | Del | 31 | Dolphin | Delfin |
| Dorado | Doradus | Dor | 43 | Dolphin-fish | Schwertfisch |
| Draco | Draconis | Dra | 200 | Dragon | Drache |
| Equuleus | Equulei | Equ | 16 | Foal (little horse) | Füllen |
| Eridanus | Eridani | Eri | 293 | Eridanus | Eridanus |
| Fornax | Fornacis | For | 110 | Furnace | Chemischer Ofen |
| Gemini | Geminorum | Gem | 106 | Twins | Zwillinge |
| Grus | Gruis | Gru | 106 | Crane | Kranich |
| Hercules | Herculis | Her | 227 | Hercules | Hercules |
| Horologium | Horologii | Hor | 68 | Clock | Pendeluhr |
| Hydra | Hydrae | Hya | 393 | Female hydra | Wasserschlange |
| Hydrus | Hydri | Hyi | 64 | Male hydra | Männliche Wasserschlange |
| Indus | Indi | Ind | 84 | American Indian | Indianer |
| Lacerta | Lacertae | Lac | 48 | Lizard | Eidechse |
| Leo | Leonis | Leo | 161 | Lion | Löwe |
| Leo minor | Leonis minoris | LMi | 40 | Smaller lion | Kleiner Löwe |
| Lepus | Leporis | Lep | 103 | Hare | Hase |
| Libra | Librae | Lib | 122 | Balance | Waage |
| Lupus | Lupi | Lup | 159 | Wolf | Wolf |
| Lynx | Lyncis | Kyn | 87 | Lynx | Luchs |
| Lyra | Lyrae | Lyr | 69 | Lyre | Leier |
| Mensa | Mensae | Men | 44 | Table | Tafelberg |
| Microscopium | Microscopii | Mic | 69 | Microscope | Mikroskop |
| Monoceros | Monocerotis | Mon | 165 | Unicorn | Einhorn |
| Musca | Muscae | Mus | 75 | Fly | Fliege |
| Norma | Normae | Nor | 64 | Square | Winkelmaß |
| Octans | Octantis | Oct | 88 | Octant | Oktant |
| Ophiuchus | Ophiuchi | Oph | 209 | Ophiuchus | Schlangenträger |
| Orion | Orionis | Ori | 186 | Orion | Orion |
| Pavo | Pavonis | Pav | 129 | Peacock | Pfau |
| Pegasus | Pegasi | Peg | 178 | Pegasus | Pegasus |
| Perseus | Persei | Per | 136 | Perseus | Perseus |
| Phoenix | Phoenicis | Phe | 139 | Phoenix | Phönix |
| Pictor | Pictori | Pic | 67 | Easel | Maler |
| Pisces | Piscium | Psc | 128 | Fish (plural) | Fische |
| Piscis austrinus | Piscis austrini | PsA | 75 | Southern fish | Südliche Fische |
| Puppis | Puppis | Pup | 313 | Poop deck | Hinterdeck |
| Pyxis | Pyxidis | Pyx | 65 | Box | Kompass |
| Reticulum | Reticuli | Ret | 34 | Net | Netz |
| Sagitta | Sagittarae | Sge | 18 | Arrow | Pfeil |
| Sagittarius | Sagittarii | Sgr | 298 | Archer | Schütze |
| Scorpius | Scorpii | Sco | 185 | Scorpion | Skorpion |
| Sculptor | Sculptoris | Scl | 131 | Sculptor | Bildhauer |
| Scutum | Scuti | Sct | 33 | Shield | Schild |
| Serpens | Serpentis | Ser | 123 | Snake | Schlange |
| Sextans | Sextantis | Sex | 75 | Sextant | Sextant |
| Taurus | Tauri | Tau | 188 | Bull | Stier |
| Telescopium | Telescopii | Tel | 87 | Telescope | Fernrohr |
| Triangulum | Trianguli | Tri | 227 | Triangle | Dreieck |
| Triangulum australe | Trianguli australis | TrA | 46 | Southern triangle | Südliches Dreieck |
| Tucana | Tucanae | Tuc | 81 | Toucan | Tukan |
| Ursa maior | Ursae maioris | UMa | 227 | Great bear | Großer Bär |
| Ursa minor | Ursae minoris | UMi | 54 | Little bear | Kleiner Bär |
| Vela | Velorum | Vel | 248 | Sails | Segel |
| Virgo | Virginis | Vir | 271 | Virgin | Jungfrau |
| Volans | Volantis | Vol | 46 | Flying fish | Fliegender Fisch |
| Vulpecula | Vulpeculae | Vul | 62 | Little fox | Füchschen |