All Constellations

IAU Name English Name Season Culm@Mn Dec N Dec S DSO
Andromeda (And) Chained Maiden JFMAMJJASOND 5 October +53.2° +21.7° 26
Antlia (Ant) Air Pump JFMA......ND 18 February -24.5° -40.4°
Apus (Aps) Bird of Paradise ............ 23 May -67.5° -83.1° 2
Aquarius (Aqr) Water Bearer J....JJASOND 29 August +3.3° -24.9° 7
Aquila (Aql) Eagle .FMAMJJASOND 16 July +18.7° -11.9° 21
Ara (Ara) Altar ............ 12 June -45.5° -67.7° 3
Aries (Ari) Ram JFM...JASOND 5 November +31.2° +10.4° 5
Auriga (Aur) Charioteer JFMAM.JASOND 21 December +56.2° +27.9° 19
Bootes (Boo) Herdsman JFMAMJJASOND 3 May +55.0° +7.4° 4
Caelum (Cae) Engraving Tool JF.......OND 4 December -27.0° -48.7° 1
Camelopardalis (Cam) Giraffe JFMAMJJASOND 22 December +86.1° +52.7° 12
Cancer (Cnc) Crab JFMAM...SOND 28 January +33.1° +6.5° 5
Canes Venatici (CVn) Hunting Dogs JFMAMJJASOND 9 April +52.4° +27.8° 17
Canis Maior (CMa) Great Dog JFMA.....OND 2 January -11.0° -33.3° 8
Canis Minor (CMi) Lesser Dog JFMAM...SOND 12 January +13.2° -0.4° 3
Capricornus (Cap) Sea Goat ....MJJASOND 5 August -8.4° -27.6° 1
Carina (Car) Keel ............ 23 January -50.8° -75.7° 5
Cassiopeia (Cas) Seated Queen JFMAMJJASOND 10 October +77.7° +46.7° 43
Centaurus (Cen) Centaur ............ 5 April -30.0° -64.7° 7
Cepheus (Cep) King JFMAMJJASOND 26 August +88.7° +53.4° 31
Cetus (Cet) Sea Monster JF....JASOND 19 October +10.5° -24.9° 12
Chamaeleon (Cha) Chameleon ............ 25 February -75.3° -83.1° 1
Circinus (Cir) Compass ............ 8 May -55.4° -70.6° 1
Columba (Col) Dove JFM......OND 20 December -27.1° -43.1° 1
Coma Berenices (Com) Bernice's Hair JFMAMJJASOND 1 April +33.3° +13.3° 24
Corona Australis (CrA) Southern Crown ............ 1 July -36.8° -45.5° 3
Corona Borealis (CrB) Northern Crown JFMAMJJASOND 22 May +39.7° +25.5°
Corvus (Crv) Crow JFMAMJ....ND 27 March -11.7° -25.2° 3
Crater (Crt) Cup JFMAM.....ND 10 March -6.7° -25.2°
Crux (Cru) Southern Cross ............ 28 March -55.7° -64.7° 3
Cygnus (Cyg) Swan JFMAMJJASOND 31 July +61.4° +27.7° 41
Delphinus (Del) Dolphin JFMAMJJASOND 31 July +20.9° +2.4° 5
Dorado (Dor) Swordfish ............ 8 December -48.7° -70.1° 1
Draco (Dra) Dragon JFMAMJJASOND 18 June +86.5° +47.5° 7
Equuleus (Equ) Little Horse J.MAMJJASOND 8 August +13.0° +2.5°
Eridanus (Eri) River JFM.....SOND 24 November +0.4° -57.9° 2
Fornax (For) Furnace JF......SOND 7 November -23.8° -39.5° 4
Gemini (Gem) Twins JFMAM...SOND 7 January +35.4° +9.8° 12
Grus (Gru) Crane ............ 29 August -36.3° -56.4° 4
Hercules (Her) Hercules JFMAMJJASOND 12 June +51.3° +3.7° 8
Horologium (Hor) Clock ............ 15 November -39.6° -67.0° 1
Hydra (Hya) Female Water Snake JFMAM.....ND 22 February +6.6° -35.7° 11
Hydrus (Hyi) Male Water Snake ............ 31 October -57.8° -82.1°
Indus (Ind) Indian ............ 10 August -45.0° -74.5°
Lacerta (Lac) Lizard JFMAMJJASOND 29 August +56.9° +35.2° 3
Leo (Leo) Lion JFMAMJ...OND 27 February +33.0° -6.7° 17
Leo Minor (LMi) Lesser Lion JFMAMJJ.SOND 22 February +41.4° +22.8° 6
Lepus (Lep) Hare JFM.....SOND 15 December -10.8° -27.3° 4
Libra (Lib) Scales JFMAMJJA.... 11 May -0.5° -30.0° 3
Lupus (Lup) Wolf ............ 13 May -29.8° -55.6°
Lynx (Lyn) Lynx JFMAMJJASOND 17 January +62.0° +33.0° 11
Lyra (Lyr) Lyre JFMAMJJASOND 3 July +47.7° +25.7° 7
Mensa (Men) Table Mountain ............ 14 December -69.7° -85.3°
Microscopium (Mic) Microscope ......JASON. 4 August -27.5° -45.1°
Monoceros (Mon) Unicorn JFMA....SOND 2 January +11.9° -11.4° 19
Musca (Mus) Fly ............ 29 March -64.6° -75.7° 3
Norma (Nor) Carpenter's Square ............ 23 May -42.3° -60.4° 1
Octans (Oct) Octant ............ 10 August -74.3° -90.0°
Ophiuchus (Oph) Serpent Bearer JFMAMJJASON. 9 June +14.4° -30.2° 37
Orion (Ori) Hunter JFMA...ASOND 15 December +22.9° -11.0° 26
Pavo (Pav) Peacock ............ 13 July -56.6° -75.0° 3
Pegasus (Peg) Winged Horse JF.AMJJASOND 5 September +36.6° +2.3° 19
Perseus (Per) Hero JFMAMJJASOND 17 November +59.1° +30.9° 21
Phoenix (Phe) Phoenix ............ 5 October -39.3° -57.8°
Pictor (Pic) Painter's Easel ............ 16 December -42.8° -64.2°
Pisces (Psc) Fishes JF...JJASOND 5 October +33.7° -6.3° 7
Piscis Austrinus (PsA) Southern Fish ......JASOND 25 August -24.8° -36.5°
Puppis (Pup) Stern JFM.......ND 14 January -11.3° -51.1° 10
Pyxis (Pyx) Compass JFMA......ND 31 January -17.4° -37.3° 3
Reticulum (Ret) Reticle ............ 23 November -52.7° -67.2°
Sagitta (Sge) Arrow JFMAMJJASOND 16 July +21.6° +16.1° 4
Sagittarius (Sgr) Archer ...AMJJASON. 5 July -11.7° -45.3° 51
Scorpius (Sco) Scorpion .FMAMJJ..... 2 June -8.3° -45.8° 18
Sculptor (Scl) Sculptor J......ASOND 1 October -24.8° -39.4° 5
Scutum (Sct) Shield .FMAMJJASON. 1 July -3.8° -15.9° 7
Serpens (Ser) Serpent JFMAMJJASO.D 18 May +25.7° -16.1° 9
Sextans (Sex) Sextant JFMAM....OND 19 February +6.4° -11.7° 5
Taurus (Tau) Bull JFMA...ASOND 29 November +31.1° -1.3° 13
Telescopium (Tel) Telescope ............ 11 July -45.1° -57.0°
Triangulum (Tri) Triangle JFM..JJASOND 27 October +37.3° +25.6° 7
Triangulum Australe (TrA) Southern Triangle ............ 23 May -60.3° -70.5° 1
Tucana (Tuc) Toucan ............ 20 September -56.3° -75.3° 2
Ursa Maior (UMa) Great Bear JFMAMJJASOND 27 February +73.1° +28.3° 26
Ursa Minor (UMi) Little Bear JFMAMJJASOND 11 May +90.0° +65.4°
Vela (Vel) Sails ............ 12 February -37.2° -57.2° 4
Virgo (Vir) Maiden JFMAMJJ...ND 11 April +14.4° -22.7° 36
Volans (Vol) Flying Fish ............ 15 January -64.1° -75.5°
Vulpecula (Vul) Fox JFMAMJJASOND 26 July +29.5° +19.4° 17

Legend: Season = Visibility of the constellation from the current geographic location ("." = not visible, JFMAMJJASOND = months). Culm@Mn = Culmination at local midnight. The approximate centre of the constellation and the Sun re on the opposite side of the sky, which means it is at its highest point in the sky at local midnight, when the Sun is lowest below the horizon. Dec N = Northern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). Dec S = Southern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). DSO = Number of pages with described deep-sky objects.