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CONSTELLATION LIST

Sources of information:
Chris Dolan's Constellations  
Peoria Astronomical Society  
Hawaiian Astronomical Society
Wikipedia: Constellations

Sky Charts:
Chris Dolan's Sky Charts  
Your Sky Constellations  
Heaven's Above  
SEDS
Frank's Constellation Information 

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Create your own Constellation Star Chart  Adobe PDF file

Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations

Name

 Abbreviation 

 Right Ascension 

 Declination 

Andromeda

And

  00h48m28.7s 

  +37°26'07" 

Antlia

Ant

10h16m29.3s

-32°29'28"

Apus

Aps

16h08m47.9s

-75°17'53"

Aquarius

Aqr

22h17m24.3s

-10°47'12"

Aquila

Aql

19h40m03.3s

+03°24'39"

Ara

Ara

17h22m33.7s

-56°35'08"

Aries

Ari

02h38m11.8s

+20°47'41"

Auriga

Aur

06h04m29.0s

+42°01'46"

Bootes

Boo

14h42m41.5s

+31°11'44"

Caelum

Cae

04h42m17.7s

-37°53'07"

Camelopardalis

Cam

08h51m29.4s

+69°22'50"

Cancer

Cnc

08h39m01.2s

+19°48'06"

Canes Venatici

CVn

13h07m01.4s

+40°05'40"

Canis Major

CMa

06h49m47.2s

-22°08'44"

Canis Minor

CMi

07h39m13.6s

+06°25'23"

Capricornus

Cap

21h02m57.5s

-18°01'14"

Carina

Car

08h41m44.8s

-63°13'37"

Cassiopeia

Cas

01h19m10.3s

+62°11'21"

Centaurus

Cen

13h04m20.8s

-47°21'00"

Cepheus

Cep

01h31m16.2s

+71°00'51"

Cetus

Cet

01h40m07.4s

-07°10'40"

Chamaeleon

Cha

10h41m39.0s

-79°12'42"

Circinus

Cir

14h34m38.6s

-63°01'55"

Columba

Col

05h51m47.2s

-35°05'58"

Coma Berenices

Com

12h47m19.8s

+23°17'55"

Corona Australis

CrA

18h38m50.6s

-41°08'41"

Corona Borealis

CrB

15h50m38.2s

+32°37'06"

Corvus

Crv

12h26m34.9s

-18°26'35"

Crater

Crt

11h23m48.7s

-15°56'10"

Crux Southern Cross

Cru

12h27m04.9s

-60°11'29"

Cygnus

Cyg

20h35m17.3s

+44°32'38"

Delphinus

Del

20h41m38.4s

+11°40'17"

Dorado

Dor

05h14m31.0s

-59°23'31"

Draco

Dra

15h08m41.1s

+66°59'56"

Equuleus

Equ

21h11m17.0s

+07°45'33"

Eridanus

Eri

03h18m02.5s

-28°45'27"

Fornax

For

02h47m53.8s

-31°38'07"

Gemini

Gem

07h04m17.7s

+22°35'54"

Grus

Gru

22h27m24.9s

-46°20'51"

Hercules

Her

17h23m11.9s

+27°29'39"

Horologium

Hor

03h16m33.5s

-53°20'17"

Hydra

Hya

11h36m47.7s

-14°32'20"

Hydrus

Hyi

02h20m37.0s

-69°57'24"

Indus

Ind

21h58m21.3s

-59°42'05"

Lacerta

Lac

22h27m41.5s

+46°02'36"

Leo

Leo

10h40m05.5s

+13°07'56"

Leo Minor

LMi

10h14m47.4s

+32°07'46"

Lepus

Lep

05h33m59.1s

-19°03'00"

Libra

Lib

15h12m01.3s

-15°14'19"

Lupus

Lup

15h13m16.9s

-42°42'38"

Lynx

Lyn

07h59m36.6s

+47°27'56"

Lyra

Lyr

18h51m11.8s

+36°41'09"

Mensa

Men

05h24m50.6s

-77°30'33"

Microscopium

Mic

20h57m54.8s

-36°16'15"

Monoceros

Mon

07h03m40.8s

+00°16'42"

Musca

Mus

12h35m23.5s

-70°09'56"

Norma

Nor

15h54m15.8s

-51°21'05"

Octans

Oct

00h25m06.7s

-79°46'45"

Ophiuchus

Oph

17h23m44.4s

-07°54'52"

Orion

Ori

05h34m38.2s

+05°56'51"

Pavo

Pav

19h36m45.8s

-65°46'33"

Pegasus

Peg

22h41m51.5s

+19°28'06"

Perseus

Per

03h10m32.1s

+45°01'03"

Phoenix

Phe

00h55m55.2s

-48°34'43"

Pictor

Pic

05h42m28.4s

-53°28'47"

Pisces

Psc

00h28m59.8s

+13°41'24"

Piscis Austrinus

PsA

22h17m05.7s

-30°38'19"

Puppis

Pup

07h15m31.1s

-31°11'01"

Pyxis

Pyx

08h57m13.1s

-27°21'32"

Reticulum

Ret

03h55m16.1s

-60°00'02"

Sagitta

Sge

19h39m04.8s

+18°51'36"

Sagittarius

Sgr

19h05m59.0s

-28°28'30"

Scorpius

Sco

16h53m18.2s

-27°01'56"

Sculptor

Scl

00h26m17.8s

-32°05'10"

Scutum

Sct

18h40m25.6s

-09°53'20"

Serpens Caput

Ser

15h46m32.3s

+10°57'53"

Serpens Cauda

Ser

18h07m38.4s

-04°51'49"

Sextans

Sex

10h16m21.3s

-02°37'17"

Taurus

Tau

04h42m10.4s

+14°52'39"

Telescopium

Tel

19h19m35.3s

-51°01'57"

Triangulum

Tri

02h11m05.8s

+31°28'46"

Triangulum Australe

TrA

16h05m03.1s

-65°23'12"

Tucana

Tuc

23h46m37.9s

-65°49'34"

Ursa Major

UMa

11h18m50.3s

+50°42'56"

Ursa Minor

UMi

13h35m27.6s

+77°01'28"

Vela

Vel

09h34m41.6s

-47°10'30"

Virgo

Vir

13h24m27.2s

-04°09'53"

Volans

Vol

07h47m45.6s

-69°48'32"

Vulpecula

Vul

20h13m54.1s

+24°26'31"


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