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 nowadays; and some are comparatively modern. Most of the present-day constellations have their origins in ancient Greek, Egyptian and Babylonic cultures. 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 | 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 | Cup | 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 | 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 | Tucan | Tukan |
| Ursa maior | Ursae maioris | UMa | 227 | Great bear | Großer Bär |
| Ursa minor | Ursae minoris | UMi | 54 | Little baer | 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 |