Northern 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
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
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
Cassiopeia (Cas) Seated Queen JFMAMJJASOND 10 October +77.7° +46.7° 43
Cepheus (Cep) King JFMAMJJASOND 26 August +88.7° +53.4° 31
Coma Berenices (Com) Bernice's Hair JFMAMJJASOND 1 April +33.3° +13.3° 24
Corona Borealis (CrB) Northern Crown JFMAMJJASOND 22 May +39.7° +25.5°
Cygnus (Cyg) Swan JFMAMJJASOND 31 July +61.4° +27.7° 41
Delphinus (Del) Dolphin JFMAMJJASOND 31 July +20.9° +2.4° 5
Draco (Dra) Dragon JFMAMJJASOND 18 June +86.5° +47.5° 7
Equuleus (Equ) Little Horse J.MAMJJASOND 8 August +13.0° +2.5°
Gemini (Gem) Twins JFMAM...SOND 7 January +35.4° +9.8° 12
Hercules (Her) Hercules JFMAMJJASOND 12 June +51.3° +3.7° 8
Lacerta (Lac) Lizard JFMAMJJASOND 29 August +56.9° +35.2° 3
Leo Minor (LMi) Lesser Lion JFMAMJJ.SOND 22 February +41.4° +22.8° 6
Lynx (Lyn) Lynx JFMAMJJASOND 17 January +62.0° +33.0° 11
Lyra (Lyr) Lyre JFMAMJJASOND 3 July +47.7° +25.7° 7
Pegasus (Peg) Winged Horse JF.AMJJASOND 5 September +36.6° +2.3° 19
Perseus (Per) Hero JFMAMJJASOND 17 November +59.1° +30.9° 21
Sagitta (Sge) Arrow JFMAMJJASOND 16 July +21.6° +16.1° 4
Triangulum (Tri) Triangle JFM..JJASOND 27 October +37.3° +25.6° 7
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°
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.