Constellations
Constellations are the patterns humans have been seeing in the stars for at least 6,000 years. The IAU officially recognizes 88 — Ursa Major, Orion, Cassiopeia, the Southern Cross — each with its mythology, best-viewing season, and hemisphere.
Sort by hemisphere, by best-viewing month, or by number of visible stars. Community-ranked, because the "most beautiful" constellation is a subjective call astronomers don't make but stargazers argue over nightly.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- 40-row preview of 86
- Fields
- 3 columns
- Source
- Wikidata
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Name, Constellation, Abbreviation, Area (sq deg).
Sorting and filtering apply to the 40 loaded preview rows. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 86 records.
Preview observations
- Area (sq deg) range
- 72 to 1,303
- Across 40 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Constellation, and Abbreviation across science entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 86 downloadable records
Name↕ | Constellation↕ | Abbreviation↕ | Area (sq deg)↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
Andromeda | Andromeda | And | 722 |
Antlia | Antlia | Ant | 239 |
Apus | Apus | Aps | 206 |
Aquarius | Aquarius | Aqr | 980 |
Aquila | Aquila | Aql | 652 |
Ara | Ara | Ara | 237 |
Auriga | Auriga | Aur | 657 |
Boötes | Boötes | Boo | 907 |
Caelum | Caelum | Cae | 125 |
Camelopardalis | Camelopardalis | Cam | 757 |
Canes Venatici | Canes Venatici | CVn | 465 |
Canis Major | Canis Major | CMa | 380 |
Canis Minor | Canis Minor | CMi | 183 |
Capricornus | Capricornus | Cap | 414 |
Carina | Carina | Car | 494 |
Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia | Cas | 598 |
Centaurus | Centaurus | Cen | 1,060 |
Cepheus | Cepheus | Cep | 589 |
Cetus | Cetus | Cet | 1,231 |
Chamaeleon | Chamaeleon | Cha | 132 |
Circinus | Circinus | Cir | 93 |
Columba | Columba | Col | 270 |
Coma Berenices | Coma Berenices | Com | 386 |
Corona Australis | Corona Australis | CrA | 128 |
Corona Borealis | Corona Borealis | CrB | 179 |
Corvus | Corvus | Crv | 184 |
Crater | Crater | Crt | 282 |
Crux | Crux | Cru | 100 |
Cygnus | Cygnus | Cyg | 804 |
Delphinus | Delphinus | Del | 189 |
Dorado | Dorado | Dor | 179 |
Draco | Draco | Dra | 1,083 |
Equuleus | Equuleus | Equ | 72 |
Eridanus | Eridanus | Eri | 1,138 |
Fornax | Fornax | For | 397 |
Gemini | Gemini | Gem | 514 |
Grus | Grus | Gru | 365 |
Hercules | Hercules | Her | 1,225 |
Horologium | Horologium | Hor | 249 |
Hydra | Hydra | Hya | 1,303 |
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