Name Abbrev. Meaning and (1st Magnitude Stars) -------------------- --- --------------------------------- Andromeda And Daughter of Cassiopeia Antlia Ant Air pump Apus Apu Bird of paradise Aquarius Aqr Water bearer Aquila Aql Eagle (Altair) Ara Ara Altar Aries Ari Ram Auriga Aur Charioteer (Capella) Bootes Boo Herdsman (Arcturus) Caelum Cae Sculptor's Chisel Camelopardalis Cam Giraffe Cancer Cnc Crab Canes Venatici CVn Boote's Hunting dogs Canis Major CMa Orion's Large hunting dog (Sirius) Canis Minor CMi Orion's small hunting dog (Procyon) Capricornus Cap Horned goat or sea goat Carina* Car Keel of the ship Argo (Canopus) Cassiopeia Cas Queen Centaurus Cen Centaur (Hadar and Alpha Centauri) Cepheus Cep King, the husband of Cassiopeia Cetus Cet Whale or monster that menaced Andromeda Chamaeleon Cha Chamaeleon Circinus Cir Sculptor's compass or dividers Columba Col Dove Coma Berenices Com Berenice's hair Corona Australis CrA Southern crown Corona Borealis CrB Northern crown Corvus Crv Crow Crater Crt Cup Crux Cru Cross, southern (Acurx and Becrux) Cygnus Cyg Swan also Northern Cross (Deneb) Delphinus Del Dolphin Dorado Dor Fish Draco Dra Dragon Equuleus Equ Little horse Eridanus Eri River (Achernar) Fornax For Furnace Gemini Gem Twins (Pollux) Grus Gru Crane Hercules Her Son of Zeus Horologium Hor Pendulum Clock Hydra Hya Water snake Hydrus Hyi Small water snake Indus Ind American Indian Lacerta Lac Lizard Leo Leo Lion (Regulus) Leo Minor LMi Little Lion Lepus Lep Hare Libra Lib Balance Lupus Lup Wolf Lynx Lyn Lynx Lyra Lyr Lyre or Harp (Vega) Mensa Men Table mountain Microscopium Mic Microscope Monoceros Mon Unicorn Musca Mus Fly Norma Nor Sculptor's carpenter square Octans Oct Octant Ophiuchus Oph Serpent bearer Orion Ori Hunter (Rigel, Betelgeuse) Pavo Pav Peacock Pegasus Peg Winged horse, the steed of Perseus Perseus Per Rescuer of Andromeda Phoenix Phe Phoenix Pictor Pic Painter Pisces Psc Fishes Piscis Austrinus PsA Southern fish (Fomalhaut) Puppis* Pup Poop deck or stern Pyxis* Pyx Compass Reticulum Ret Reticle Sagitta Sge Arrow Sagittarius Sgr Archer Scorpius Sco Scorpion (Antares) Sculptor Scl Sculptor Scutum Sct Sobieski's shield Serpens (Caput) Ser Head part of the serpent Serpens (Cauda) Ser Tail part of the serpent Sextans Sex Sextant Taurus Tau Bull (Aldebaran) Telescopium Tel Telescope Triangulum Tri Triangle Triangulum Australe TrA Southern triangle Tucana Tuc Toucan Ursa Major UMa Great bear Ursa Minor Umi Lesser bear Vela* Vel Sails Virgo Vir Maiden (Spica) Volans Vol Flying fish Vulpecula Vul Fox * modern parts of the old constellation Argo Navis
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