Appendix L: The Constellations

Table L1
The Constellations
Constellation (Latin name)Genitive Case EndingEnglish Name or DescriptionAbbreviationApproximate Position: α (h)Approximate Position: δ (°)
AndromedaAndromedaePrincess of EthiopiaAnd1+40
AntilaAntilaeAir pumpAnt10−35
ApusApodisBird of ParadiseAps16−75
AquariusAquariiWater bearerAqr23−15
AquilaAquilaeEagleAql20+5
AraAraeAltarAra17−55
AriesArietisRamAri3+20
AurigaAurigaeCharioteerAur6+40
BoötesBoötisHerdsmanBoo15+30
CaelumCaelGraving toolCae5−40
CamelopardusCamelopardisGiraffeCam6+70
CancerCancriCrabCnc9+20
Canes VenaticiCanum VenaticorumHunting dogsCVn13+40
Canis MajorCanis MajorisBig dogCMa7−20
Canis MinorCanis MinorisLittle dogCMi8+5
CapricornusCapricorniSea goatCap21−20
Carina[1]CarinaeKeel of Argonauts’ shipCar9−60
CassiopeiaCassiopeiaeQueen of EthiopiaCas1+60
CentaurusCentauriCentaurCen13−50
CepheusCepheiKing of EthiopiaCep22+70
CetusCetiSea monster (whale)Cet2−10
ChamaeleonChamaeleontisChameleonCha11−80
CircinusCirciniCompassesCir15−60
ColumbaColumbaeDoveCol6−35
Coma BerenicesComae BerenicesBerenice’s hairCom13+20
Corona AustralisCoronae AustralisSouthern crownCrA19−40
Corona BorealisCoronae BorealisNorthern crownCrB16+30
CorvusCorviCrowCrv12−20
CraterCraterisCupCrt11−15
CruxCrucisCross (southern)Cru12−60
CygnusCygniSwanCyg21+40
DelphinusDelphiniPorpoiseDel21+10
DoradoDoradusSwordfishDor5−65
DracoDraconisDragonDra17+65
EquuleusEquuleiLittle horseEqu21+10
EridanusEridaniRiverEri3−20
FornaxFornacisFurnaceFor3−30
GeminiGeminorumTwinsGem7+20
GrusGruisCraneGru22−45
HerculesHerculisHercules, son of ZeusHer17+30
HorologiumHorologiiClockHor3−60
HydraHydraeSea serpentHya10−20
HydrusHydriWater snakeHyi2−75
IndusIndiIndianInd21−55
LacertaLacertaeLizardLac22+45
LeoLeonisLionLeo11+15
Leo MinorLeonis MinorisLittle lionLMi10+35
LepusLeporisHareLep6−20
LibraLibraeBalanceLib15−15
LupusLupiWolfLup15−45
LynxLyncisLynxLyn8+45
LyraLyraeLyre or harpLyr19+40
MensaMensaeTable MountainMen5−80
MicroscopiumMicroscopiiMicroscopeMic21−35
MonocerosMonocerotisUnicornMon7−5
MuscaMuscaeFlyMus12−70
NormaNormaeCarpenter’s levelNor16−50
OctansOctantisOctantOct22−85
OphiuchusOphiuchiHolder of serpentOph170
OrionOrionisOrion, the hunterOri5+5
PavoPavonisPeacockPav20−65
PegasusPegasiPegasus, the winged horsePeg22+20
PerseusPerseiPerseus, hero who saved AndromedaPer3+45
PhoenixPhoenicisPhoenixPhe1−50
PictorPictorisEaselPic6−55
PiscesPisciumFishesPsc1+15
Piscis AustrinusPiscis AustriniSouthern fishPsA22−30
Puppis[2]PuppisStern of the Argonauts’ shipPup8−40
Pyxis[3] (=Malus)PyxidusCompass of the Argonauts’ shipPyx9−30
ReticulumReticuliNetRet4−60
SagittaSagittaeArrowSge20+10
SagittariusSagittariiArcherSgr19−25
ScorpiusScorpiiScorpionSco17−40
SculptorSculptorisSculptor’s toolsScl0−30
ScutumScutiShieldSct19−10
SerpensSerpentisSerpentSer170
SextansSextantisSextantSex100
TaurusTauriBullTau4+15
TelescopiumTelescopiiTelescopeTel19−50
TriangulumTrianguliTriangleTri2+30
Triangulum AustraleTrianguli AustralisSouthern triangleTrA16−65
TucanaTucanaeToucanTuc0−65
Ursa MajorUrsae MajorisBig bearUMa11+50
Ursa MinorUrsae MinorisLittle bearUMi15+70
Vela[4]VelorumSail of the Argonauts’ shipVel9−50
VirgoVirginisVirginVir130
VolansVolantisFlying fishVol8−70
VulpeculaVulpeculaeFoxVul20+25

A table titled “The Constellations” with six columns and 89 rows. The first row is a header row and labels the columns “Constellation (Latin name)”, “Genitive Case Ending footnote: The four constellations Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, and Vela originally formed the single constellation Argo Navis.”, “English Name or Description”, “Abbreviation”, “Approximate Position: alpha (h)”, “Approximate Position: delta (degrees) From left to right, top to bottom, the rows start with the constellation name and read “Andromeda”, “Andromedae”, “Princess of Ethiopia”, “And”, “1”, “+40”, “Antila”, “Antilae”, “Air pump”, “Ant”, “10”, “−35”, “Apus”, “Apodis”, “Bird of Paradise”, “Aps”, “16”, “−75”, “Aquarius”, “Aquarii”, “Water bearer”, “Aqr”, “23”, “−15”, “Aquila”, “Aquilae”, “Eagle”, “Aql”, “20”, “+5”, “Ara”, “Arae”, “Altar”, “Ara”, “17”, “−55”, “Aries”, “Arietis”, “Ram”, “Ari”, “3”, “+20”, “Auriga”, “Aurigae”, “Charioteer”, “Aur”, “6”, “+40”, “Boötes”, “Boötis”, “Herdsman”, “Boo”, “15”, “+30”, “Caelum”, “Cael”, “Graving tool”, “Cae”, “5”, “−40”, “Camelopardus”, “Camelopardis”, “Giraffe”, “Cam”, “6”, “+70”, “Cancer”, “Cancri”, “Crab”, “Cnc”, “9”, “+20”, “Canes Venatici”, “Canum Venaticorum”, “Hunting dogs”, “CVn”, “13”, “+40”, “Canis Major”, “Canis Majoris”, “Big dog”, “CMa”, “7”, “−20”, “Canis Minor”, “Canis Minoris”, “Little dog”, “CMi”, “8”, “+5 Capricornus”, “Capricorni”, “Sea goat”, “Cap”, “21”, “−20”, “Carina “, “Carinae”, “Keel of Argonauts’ ship”, “Car”, “9”, “−60”, “Cassiopeia”, “Cassiopeiae”, “Queen of Ethiopia”, “Cas”, “1”, “+60”, “Centaurus”, “Centauri”, “Centaur”, “Cen”, “13”, “−50”, “Cepheus”, “Cephei”, “King of Ethiopia”, “Cep”, “22”, “+70”, “Cetus”, “Ceti”, “Sea monster (whale)”, “Cet”, “2”, “−10”, “Chamaeleon”, “Chamaeleontis”, “Chameleon”, “Cha”, “11”, “−80”, “Circinus”, “Circini”, “Compasses”, “Cir”, “15”, “−60”, “Columba”, “Columbae”, “Dove”, “Col”, “6”, “−35”, “Coma Berenices”, “Comae Berenices”, “Berenice’s hair”, “Com”, “13”, “+20”, “Corona Australis”, “Coronae Australis”, “Southern crown”, “CrA”, “19”, “−40”, “Corona Borealis”, “Coronae Borealis”, “Northern crown”, “CrB”, “16”, “+30”, “Corvus”, “Corvi”, “Crow”, “Crv”, “12”, “−20”, “Crater”, “Crateris”, “Cup”, “Crt”, “11”, “−15”, “Crux”, “Crucis”, “Cross (southern)”, “Cru”, “12”, “−60”, “Cygnus”, “Cygni”, “Swan”, “Cyg”, “21”, “+40”, “Delphinus”, “Delphini”, “Porpoise”, “Del”, “21”, “+10”, “Dorado”, “Doradus”, “Swordfish”, “Dor”, “5”, “−65”, “Draco”, “Draconis”, “Dragon”, “Dra”, “17”, “+65”, “Equuleus”, “Equulei”, “Little horse”, “Equ”, “21”, “+10”, “Eridanus”, “Eridani”, “River”, “Eri”, “3”, “−20”, “Fornax”, “Fornacis”, “Furnace”, “For”, “3”, “−30”, “Gemini”, “Geminorum”, “Twins”, “Gem”, “7”, “+20”, “Grus”, “Gruis”, “Crane”, “Gru”, “22”, “−45”, “Hercules”, “Herculis”, “Hercules, son of Zeus”, “Her”, “17”, “+30”, “Horologium”, “Horologii”, “Clock”, “Hor”, “3”, “−60”, “Hydra”, “Hydrae”, “Sea serpent”, “Hya”, “10”, “−20”, “Hydrus”, “Hydri”, “Water snake”, “Hyi”, “2”, “−75”, “Indus”, “Indi”, “Indian”, “Ind”, “21”, “−55”, “Lacerta”, “Lacertae”, “Lizard”, “Lac”, “22”, “+45”, “Leo”, “Leonis”, “Lion”, “Leo”, “11”, “+15”, “Leo Minor”, “Leonis Minoris”, “Little lion”, “LMi”, “10”, “+35”, “Lepus”, “Leporis”, “Hare”, “Lep”, “6”, “−20”, “Libra”, “Librae”, “Balance”, “Lib”, “15”, “−15”, “Lupus”, “Lupi”, “Wolf”, “Lup”, “15”, “−45”, “Lynx”, “Lyncis”, “Lynx”, “Lyn”, “8”, “+45”, “Lyra”, “Lyrae”, “Lyre or harp”, “Lyr”, “19”, “+40”, “Mensa”, “Mensae”, “Table Mountain”, “Men”, “5”, “−80”, “Microscopium”, “Microscopii”, “Microscope”, “Mic”, “21”, “−35”, “Monoceros”, “Monocerotis”, “Unicorn”, “Mon”, “7”, “−5”, “Musca”, “Muscae”, “Fly”, “Mus”, “12”, “−70”, “Norma”, “Normae”, “Carpenter’s level”, “Nor”, “16”, “−50”, “Octans”, “Octantis”, “Octant”, “Oct”, “22”, “−85”, “Ophiuchus”, “Ophiuchi”, “Holder of serpent”, “Oph”, “17”, “0”, “Orion”, “Orionis”, “Orion, the hunter”, “Ori”, “5”, “+5”, “Pavo”, “Pavonis”, “Peacock”, “Pav”, “20”, “−65”, “Pegasus”, “Pegasi”, “Pegasus, the winged horse”, “Peg”, “22”, “+20”, “Perseus”, “Persei”, “Perseus, hero who saved Andromeda”, “Per”, “3”, “+45”, “Phoenix”, “Phoenicis”, “Phoenix”, “Phe”, “1”, “−50”, “Pictor”, “Pictoris”, “Easel”, “Pic”, “6”, “−55”, “Pisces”, “Piscium”, “Fishes”, “Psc”, “1”, “+15”, “Piscis Austrinus”, “Piscis Austrini”, “Southern fish”, “PsA”, “22”, “−30”, “Puppis footnote: The four constellations Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, and Vela originally formed the single constellation Argo Navis.”, “Puppis”, “Stern of the Argonauts’ ship”, “Pup”, “8”, “−40”, “Pyxis (=Malus) footnote: The four constellations Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, and Vela originally formed the single constellation Argo Navis.”, “Pyxidus”, “Compass of the Argonauts’ ship”, “Pyx”, “9”, “−30”, “Reticulum”, “Reticuli”, “Net”, “Ret”, “4”, “−60”, “Sagitta”, “Sagittae”, “Arrow”, “Sge”, “20”, “+10”, “Sagittarius”, “Sagittarii”, “Archer”, “Sgr”, “19”, “−25”, “Scorpius”, “Scorpii”, “Scorpion”, “Sco”, “17”, “−40”, “Sculptor”, “Sculptoris”, “Sculptor’s tools”, “Scl”, “0”, “−30”, “Scutum”, “Scuti”, “Shield”, “Sct”, “19”, “−10”, “Serpens”, “Serpentis”, “Serpent”, “Ser”, “17”, “0”, “Sextans”, “Sextantis”, “Sextant”, “Sex”, “10”, “0”, “Taurus”, “Tauri”, “Bull”, “Tau”, “4”, “+15”, “Telescopium”, “Telescopii”, “Telescope”, “Tel”, “19”, “−50”, “Triangulum”, “Trianguli”, “Triangle”, “Tri”, “2”, “+30”, “Triangulum Australe”, “Trianguli Australis”, “Southern triangle”, “TrA”, “16”, “−65”, “Tucana”, “Tucanae”, “Toucan”, “Tuc”, “0”, “−65”, “Ursa Major”, “Ursae Majoris”, “Big bear”, “UMa”, “11”, “+50”, “Ursa Minor”, “Ursae Minoris”, “Little bear”, “UMi”, “15”, “+70”, “Vela footnote: The four constellations Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, and Vela originally formed the single constellation Argo Navis.”, “Velorum”, “Sail of the Argonauts’ ship”, “Vel”, “9”, “−50”, “Virgo”, “Virginis”, “Virgin”, “Vir”, “13”, “0”, “Volans”, “Volantis”, “Flying fish”, “Vol”, “8”, “−70”, “Vulpecula”, “Vulpeculae”, “Fox”, “Vul”, “20”, and “+25”.