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When [[Human|humanity]] was confined to [[Earth|a single planet]], they connected the stars in the sky into various '''constellations'''. The ancient Mesopotamians and later the Greeks established most of the constellations in the northern sky, listed by the Roman-Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy. The constellations along the ecliptic are called the zodiac. When explorers mapped the stars of the southern skies, European astronomers proposed new constellations for that region, as well as ones to fill gaps between the traditional constellations. Because of their Roman and European origins, every constellation has a Latin name.

As humanity took to the stars, the significance of constellations diminished, and are now used for little more than nomenclature for stars. Still, there remain 88 officially recognized constellations.

==History==
Some constellations are no longer recognized by the IAU, but may appear in older star charts and other references. Most notable is Argo Navis, which was one of Ptolemy's original 48 constellations. In the 1750s the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille divided this into three separate constellations: Carina, Puppis, and Vela.

==List==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Constellation {{small|Genitive}}
! Abbreviation
! Meaning
! Inhabited systems
! Other notable systems
|-
|Andromeda {{small|Andromedae}}
|And
|"Andromeda"
|
|
|-
|Antlia {{small|Antliae}}
|Ant
|"air pump"
|
|
|-
|Apus {{small|Apodis}}
|Aps
|"bird-of-paradise"
|
|
|-
|Aquarius {{small|Aquarii}}
|Aqr
|"water-bearer"
|
|
|-
|Aquila {{small|Aquilae}}
|Aql
|"eagle"
|[[Heguyi system|Heguyi]]
|
|-
|Ara {{small|Arae}}
|Ara
|"altar"
|[[Mu Arae system|μ Arae]]
|
|-
|Aries {{small|Arietis}}
|Ari
|"ram"
|
|[[Teegarden system|Teegarden]]
|-
|Auriga {{small|Aurigae}}
|Aur
|"charioteer"
|[[Lambda Aurigae system|λ Aurigae]]
|[[Capella system|Capella]]
|-
|Boötes {{small|Boötis}}
|Boo
|"herdsman"
|[[Arcturus system|Arcturus]]
|
|-
|Caelum {{small|Caeli}}
|Cae
|"chisel"
|
|
|-
|Camelopardalis {{small|Camelopardalis}}
|Cam
|"giraffe"
|
|
|-
|Cancer {{small|Cancri}}
|Cnc
|"crab"
|
|[[Copernicus system|Copernicus]]
|-
|Canes Venatici {{small|Canum Venaticorum}}
|CVn
|"hunting dogs"
|
|
|-
|Canis Major {{small|Canis Majoris}}
|CMa
|"greater dog"
|
|[[Sirius system|Sirius]]
|-
|Canis Minor {{small|Canis Minoris}}
|CMi
|"lesser dog"
|[[Procyon system|Procyon]]
|[[Luyten system|Luyten]]
|-
|Capricornus {{small|Capricorni}}
|Cap
|"sea goat"
|
|
|-
|Carina {{small|Carinae}}
|Car
|"keel"
|
|
|-
|Cassiopeia {{small|Cassiopeiae}}
|Cas
|"Cassiopeia"
|
|[[HD 219134 system|HD 219134]]
|-
|Centaurus {{small|Centauri}}
|Cen
|"centaur"
|[[Proxima Centauri system|Proxima Centauri]]
|[[Alpha Centauri system|α Centauri]]
|-
|Cepheus {{small|Cephei}}
|Cep
|"Cepheus"
|
|
|-
|Cetus {{small|Ceti}}
|Cet
|"sea monster"
|[[Tau Ceti system|τ Ceti]]
|
|-
|Chamaeleon {{small|Chamaeleontis}}
|Cha
|"chameleon"
|
|
|-
|Circinus {{small|Circini}}
|Cir
|"compasses"
|[[Alpha Circini system|α Circini]]
|
|-
|Columba {{small|Columbae}}
|Col
|"dove"
|
|
|-
|Coma Berenices {{small|Comae Berenices}}
|Com
|"Berenice's hair"
|
|
|-
|Corona Australis {{small|Coronae Australis}}
|CrA
|"southern crown"
|
|
|-
|Corona Borealis {{small|Coronae Borealis}}
|CrB
|"northern crown"
|
|
|-
|Corvus {{small|Corvi}}
|Crv
|"crow"
|[[Alchiba system|Alchiba]]
|
|-
|Crater {{small|Crateris}}
|Crt
|"cup"
|
|
|-
|Crux {{small|Crucis}}
|Cru
|"southern cross"
|
|
|-
|Cygnus {{small|Cygni}}
|Cyg
|"swan"
|[[61 Cygni system|61 Cygni]]
|
|-
|Delphinus {{small|Delphini}}
|Del
|"dolphin"
|
|
|-
|Dorado {{small|Doradus}}
|Dor
|"dolphinfish"
|
|
|-
|Draco {{small|Draconis}}
|Dra
|"dragon"
|
|[[Psi Draconis system|ψ Draconis]]
|-
|Equuleus {{small|Equulei}}
|Equ
|"pony"
|
|
|-
|Eridanus {{small|Eridani}}
|Eri
|"river Eridanus"
|[[Epsilon Eridani system|ε Eridani]] 
[[Constance system|Constance]]
|
|-
|Fornax {{small|Fornacis}}
|For
|"chemical furnace"
|
|
|-
|Gemini {{small|Geminorum}}
|Gem
|"twins"
|
|
|-
|Grus {{small|Gruis}}
|Gru
|"crane"
|
|
|-
|Hercules {{small|Herculis}}
|Her
|"Hercules"
|
|
|-
|Horologium {{small|Horologii}}
|Hor
|"pendulum clock"
|
|[[Gliese 1061 system|Gliese 1061]]
|-
|Hydra {{small|Hydrae}}
|Hya
|"Hydra"
|
|
|-
|Hydrus {{small|Hydri}}
|Hyi
|"lesser water snake"
|
|
|-
|Indus {{small|Indi}}
|Ind
|"Indian"
|[[Epsilon Indi system|ε Indi]]
|
|-
|Lacerta {{small|Lacertae}}
|Lac
|"lizard"
|
|
|-
|Leo {{small|Leonis}}
|Leo
|"lion"
|
|[[Regulus system|Regulus]]
|-
|Leo Minor {{small|Leonis Minoris}}
|LMi
|"lesser lion"
|
|
|-
|Lepus {{small|Leporis}}
|Lep
|"hare"
|
|
|-
|Libra {{small|Librae}}
|Lib
|"balance"
|
|
|-
|Lupus {{small|Lupi}}
|Lup
|"wolf"
|
|
|-
|Lynx {{small|Lyncis}}
|Lyn
|"lynx"
|
|
|-
|Lyra {{small|Lyrae}}
|Lyr
|"lyre"
|
|
|-
|Mensa {{small|Mensae}}
|Men
|"Table Mountain"
|
|
|-
|Microscopium {{small|Microscopii}}
|Mic
|"microscope"
|
|
|-
|Monoceros {{small|Monocerotis}}
|Mon
|"unicorn"
|
|
|-
|Musca {{small|Muscae}}
|Mus
|"fly"
|
|
|-
|Norma {{small|Normae}}
|Nor
|"carpenter's level"
|
|
|-
|Octans {{small|Octantis}}
|Oct
|"octant"
|
|
|-
|Ophiuchus {{small|Ophiuchi}}
|Oph
|"serpent-bearer"
|[[Barnard system|Barnard]]
|
|-
|Orion {{small|Orionis}}
|Ori
|"Orion"
|
|
|-
|Pavo {{small|Pavonis}}
|Pav
|"peacock"
|[[Iota Pavonis system|ι Pavonis]]
|
|-
|Pegasus {{small|Pegasi}}
|Peg
|"pegasus"
|
|
|-
|Perseus {{small|Persei}}
|Per
|"Perseus"
|[[Perseus system|Perseus]]
|
|-
|Phoenix {{small|Phoenicis}}
|Phe
|"phoenix"
|
|
|-
|Pictor {{small|Pictoris}}
|Pic
|"easel"
|
|
|-
|Pisces {{small|Piscium}}
|Psc
|"fishes"
|
|
|-
|Piscis Austrinus {{small|Piscis Austrini}}
|PsA
|"southern fish"
|
|[[Lacaille system|Lacaille]] 
Fomalhaut
|-
|Puppis {{small|Puppis}}
|Pup
|"poop deck"
|
|
|-
|Pyxis {{small|Pyxidis}}
|Pyx
|"mariner's compass"
|
|
|-
|Reticulum {{small|Reticuli}}
|Ret
|"eyepiece graticule"
|
|
|-
|Sagitta {{small|Sagittae}}
|Sge
|"arrow"
|
|
|-
|Sagittarius {{small|Sagittarii}}
|Sgr
|"archer"
|
|
|-
|Scorpius {{small|Scorpii}}
|Sco
|"scorpion"
|
|
|-
|Sculptor {{small|Sculptoris}}
|Scl
|"sculptor"
|
|
|-
|Scutum {{small|Scuti}}
|Sct
|"shield"
|
|
|-
|Serpens {{small|Serpentis}}
|Ser
|"snake"
|[[Shuzengyi system|Shuzengyi]] 
[[Epsilon Serpentis system|ε Serpentis]]
|
|-
|Sextans {{small|Sextantis}}
|Sex
|"sextant"
|
|
|-
|Taurus {{small|Tauri}}
|Tau
|"bull"
|[[Aldebaran system|Aldebaran]]
|
|-
|Telescopium {{small|Telescopii}}
|Tel
|"telescope"
|
|
|-
|Triangulum {{small|Trianguli}}
|Tri
|"triangle"
|
|
|-
|Triangulum Australe {{small|Trianguli Australis}}
|TrA
|"southern triangle"
|
|
|-
|Tucana {{small|Tucanae}}
|Tuc
|"toucan"
|
|
|-
|Ursa Major {{small|Ursae Majoris}}
|UMa
|"great bear"
|
|[[Lalande system|Lalande]]
|-
|Ursa Minor {{small|Ursae Minoris}}
|UMi
|"lesser bear"
|
|
|-
|Vela {{small|Velorum}}
|Vel
|"sails"
|
|
|-
|Virgo {{small|Virginis}}
|Vir
|"virgin"
|[[Gamma Virginis system|γ Virginis]]
|[[Ross 128 system|Ross 128]]
|-
|Volans {{small|Volantis}}
|Vol
|"flying fish"
|
|
|-
|Vulpecula {{small|Vulpeculae}}
|Vul
|"fox"
|
|
|}

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