Equatorial Constellations

IAU Name English Name Season Opposition Declination DSO
Aquarius (Aqr) Water Bearer J....JJASOND 28 August +3.3° … -24.9° 7
Aquila (Aql) Eagle .FMAMJJASOND 14 July +18.7° … -11.9° 21
Canis Minor (CMi) Lesser Dog JFMAM...SOND 12 January +13.2° … -0.4° 3
Cetus (Cet) Sea Monster JF....JASOND 18 October +10.5° … -24.9° 12
Eridanus (Eri) River JFM.....SOND 23 November +0.4° … -57.9° 2
Hydra (Hya) Female Water Snake JFMAM.....ND 21 February +6.6° … -35.7° 11
Leo (Leo) Lion JFMAMJ...OND 27 February +33.0° … -6.7° 17
Monoceros (Mon) Unicorn JFMA....SOND 2 January +11.9° … -11.4° 19
Ophiuchus (Oph) Serpent Bearer JFMAMJJASON. 8 June +14.4° … -30.2° 37
Orion (Ori) Hunter JFMA...ASOND 14 December +22.9° … -11.0° 26
Pisces (Psc) Fishes JF...JJASOND 4 October +33.7° … -6.3° 7
Serpens (Ser) Serpent JFMAMJJASO.D 17 May +25.7° … -16.1° 9
Sextans (Sex) Sextant JFMAM....OND 19 February +6.4° … -11.7° 5
Taurus (Tau) Bull JFMA...ASOND 28 November +31.1° … -1.3° 12
Virgo (Vir) Maiden JFMAMJJ...ND 10 April +14.4° … -22.7° 36

Season: Visibility of the constellation from the current geographic location ("." = not visible, JFMAMJJASOND = months). Opposition: The center of the constellation is in opposition to the Sun on this day, i. e., it is at its highest point in the sky at local midnight. — Declination: Northern and southern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries. — DSO: Number of described deep-sky objects.