MODERN  CONSTELLATIONS
# Latin Name
(Genitive Case Ending)1		 English Name or Description Origin*
(G=Greek, M=modern)		 Abbreviation Position (2000)
α [hr] δ [°]
1   Andromeda (e)   Princess of Ethiopia G

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2   Antlia (e)   Air pump M Ant 10 -35
3   Apus (us odis)   Bird-of-paradise M Aps 16 -75
4   Aquarius (us i)   Water bearer G Aqr 23 -15
5   Aquila (e)   Eagle G Aql 20 +05
6   Ara (e)   Altar G Ara 17 -55
7   Aries (s tis)   Ram G Ari 3 +20
8   Auriga (e)   Charioteer G Aur 6 +40
9   Boötes (es is)   Herdsman G Boo 15 +30
10   Caelum (um i)   Graving tool M Cae 5 -40
11 2Camelopardalis (us is)   Giraffe M Cam 6 +70
12   Cancer (er ri)   Crab G Cnc 9 +20
13   Canes (es um) Venatici (i orum)   Hunting dogs M CVn 13 +40
14   Canis Major (is)   Big dog G CMa 7 -20
15   Canis Minor (is)   Little dog G CMi 8 +05
16   Capricornus (us i)   Sea goat G Cap 21 -20
17  3Carina (e)   Keel of Argonauts' ship G Car 9 -60
18   Cassiopeia (e)   Queen of Ethiopia G Cas 1 +60
19   Centaurus (us i)   Centaur G Cen 13 -50
20   Cepheus (us i)   King of Ethiopia G Cep 22 +70
21   Cetus (us i)   Sea monster (whale) G Cet 2 -10
22   Chamealeon (tis)   Chameleon M Cha 11 -80
23   Circinus (us i)   Compasses M Cir 15 -60
24   Columba (e)   Dove M Col 6 -35
25   Coma Berenices   Bernice's hair M Com 13 +20
26   Corona (e) Australis   Southern crown G CrA 19 -40
27   Corona (e) Borealis   Northern crown G CrB 16 +30
28   Corvus (us i)   Crow G Crv 12 -20
29   Crater (is)   Cup G Crt 11 -15
30   Crux (x cis)   Cross (southern) M Cru 12 -60
31   Cygnus (us i)   Swan G Cyg 21 +40
32   Delphinus (us i)   Porpoise G Del 21 +10
33   Dorado (o us)   Swordfish M Dor 5 -65
34   Draco (nis)   Dragon G Dra 17 +65
35   Equuleus (us i)   Little horse G Equ 20 +10
36   Eridanus (us i)   River G Eri 3 -20
37   Fornax (x cis)   Furnace M For 3 -30
38   Gemini (i orum)   Twins G Gem 7 +20
39   Grus (s is)   Crane M Gru 22 -45
40   Hercules (es is)   Hercules, son of Zeus G Her 17 +30
41   Horologium (um i)   Clock M Hor 3 -60
42   Hydra (e)   Sea serpent G Hya 10 -20
43   Hydrus (us i)   Water snake M Hyi 2 -75
44   Indus (us i)   Indian M Ind 21 -55
45   Lacerta (e)   Lizard M Lac 22 +45
46   Leo (nis)   Lion G Leo 11 +10
47   Leo (nis) Minor (is)   Little lion M LMi 10 +30
48   Lepus (us oris)   Hare G Lep 6 -20
49   Libra (e)   Balance G Lib 15 -15
50   Lupus (us i)   Wolf G Lup 15 -45
51   Lynx (x cis)   Lynx M Lyn 8 +45
52   Lyra (e)   Lyre or harp G Lyr 19 +40
53   Mensa (e)   Table Mountain M Men 5 -80
54   Microscopium (um i)   Microscope M Mic 21 -35
55   Monoceros (s tis)   Unicorn M Mon 7 -05
56   Musca (e)   Fly M Mus 12 -70
57   Norma (e)   Carpenter's level M Nor 16 -50
58   Octans (s tis)   Octant M Oct 22 -85
59   Ophiuchus (us i)   Holder of serpent G Oph 17 00
60   Orion (is)   Orion, the hunter G Ori 5 +00
61   Pavo (nis)   Peacock M Pav 20 -65
62   Pegasus (us i)   Pegasus, the winged horse G Peg 22 +20
63   Perseus (us i)   Perseus, hero who saved Andromeda G Per 3 +45
64   Phoenix (x cis)   Phoenix, the mythical bird M Phe 1 -50
65   Pictor (is)   Easel M Pic 6 -55
66   Pisces (es ium)   Fishes G Psc 1 +15
67   Piscis Austrinus (us i)   Southern fish G PsA 22 -30
68  3Puppis (no change)   Stern of the Argonauts' ship G Pup 8 -40
69   Pyxis (s dis) [=Malus]   Compass on the Argonauts' ship G Pyx 9 -30
70   Reticulum (um i)   Net M Ret 4 -60
71   Sagitta (e)   Arrow G Sge 20 +10
72   Sagittarius (us i)   Archer G Sgr 19 -25
73   Scorpius (us i)   Scorpion G Sco 17 -40
74   Sculptor (is)   Sculpter's tools M Scl 0 -30
75   Scutum (um i)   Shield M Sct 19 -10
76  4Serpens (s tis) Caput, Cauda   Serpent (in two pieces:  caput = head, cauda = tail) G Ser 17 00
77   Sextans (s tis)   Sextant M Sex 10 00
78   Taurus (us i)   Bull G Tau 4 +15
79   Telescopium (um i)   Telescope M Tal 19 -50
80   Triangulum (um i)   Triangle G Tri 2 +30
81   Triangulum (um i) Australe (e is)   Southern Triangle M TrA 16 -65
82   Tucana (e)   Toucan M Tuc 0 -65
83   Ursa (e) Major (is)   Big bear G UMa 11 +55
84   Ursa (e) Minor (is)   Little bear G UMi 15 +80
85  3Vela (a orum)   Sail of Argonaut's ship G Vel 9 -50
86   Virgo (o inis)   Virgin G Vir 13 00
87   Volans (s tis)   Flying fish M Vol 8 -70
88   Vulpecula (e)   Fox M Vul 20 +20

The constellations vary much in size and shape.  Generally their modern boundaries are a series of north-south and east-west line segments.  The largest, Hydra, covers 1302.844 square degrees or 3.2 per cent of the celestial sphere.  The smallest, Crux, covers 68.477 square degrees or less than 0.2 per cent of the celestial sphere.  The average constellation size is 468.784 square degrees.  The entire sky contains 41252.961 square degrees which is partitioned among these 88 constellations.

*Constellations designated "G" are among the 48 "ancient" constellations2 listed by Claudius Ptolemy in his book Syntaxis about A.D. 140.  Those designated "M" (modern)
  have been since added to Ptolemy's list.

1The genitive form of each constellation name is formed by dropping the stricken out letters in parenthesis (if any) from the end of the constellation name, then adding the
  additional letters as a suffix, e.g., Boötes, designatied "Boötes (es is)," becomes Boötis, etc.

2Also known as Camelopardus (us is).

3Ptolemy's 48 "ancient" constellations became 50 when Argo was broken into Carina, Puppis and Vela.

4Serpens is in two non-contiguous pieces:  Serpens Caput (the head) and Serpens Cauda (the tail).