Northern Constellations

IAU NameEnglish NameSeasonCulm@MnDec NDec SDSO
Andromeda (And)Chained MaidenJFMAMJJASOND6 October+53.2°+21.7°26
Aries (Ari)RamJFMA.JJASOND5 November+31.2°+10.4°5
Auriga (Aur)CharioteerJFMAMJJASOND21 December+56.2°+27.9°19
Bootes (Boo)HerdsmanJFMAMJJASOND3 May+55.0°+7.4°4
Camelopardalis (Cam)GiraffeJFMAMJJASOND22 December+86.1°+52.7°12
Cancer (Cnc)CrabJFMAMJ.ASOND28 January+33.1°+6.5°5
Canes Venatici (CVn)Hunting DogsJFMAMJJASOND9 April+52.4°+27.8°17
Cassiopeia (Cas)Seated QueenJFMAMJJASOND10 October+77.7°+46.7°43
Cepheus (Cep)KingJFMAMJJASOND27 August+88.7°+53.4°32
Coma Berenices (Com)Bernice's HairJFMAMJJASOND1 April+33.3°+13.3°24
Corona Borealis (CrB)Northern CrownJFMAMJJASOND22 May+39.7°+25.5°
Cygnus (Cyg)SwanJFMAMJJASOND31 July+61.4°+27.7°43
Delphinus (Del)DolphinJFMAMJJASOND31 July+20.9°+2.4°5
Draco (Dra)DragonJFMAMJJASOND18 June+86.5°+47.5°7
Equuleus (Equ)Little HorseJFMAMJJASOND8 August+13.0°+2.5°
Gemini (Gem)TwinsJFMAM..ASOND7 January+35.4°+9.8°12
Hercules (Her)HerculesJFMAMJJASOND12 June+51.3°+3.7°8
Lacerta (Lac)LizardJFMAMJJASOND29 August+56.9°+35.2°3
Leo Minor (LMi)Lesser LionJFMAMJJASOND22 February+41.4°+22.8°6
Lynx (Lyn)LynxJFMAMJJASOND18 January+62.0°+33.0°11
Lyra (Lyr)LyreJFMAMJJASOND4 July+47.7°+25.7°7
Pegasus (Peg)Winged HorseJFMAMJJASOND5 September+36.6°+2.3°19
Perseus (Per)HeroJFMAMJJASOND18 November+59.1°+30.9°21
Sagitta (Sge)ArrowJFMAMJJASOND16 July+21.6°+16.1°4
Triangulum (Tri)TriangleJFMAMJJASOND27 October+37.3°+25.6°7
Ursa Maior (UMa)Great BearJFMAMJJASOND28 February+73.1°+28.3°26
Ursa Minor (UMi)Little BearJFMAMJJASOND11 May+90.0°+65.4°
Vulpecula (Vul)FoxJFMAMJJASOND26 July+29.5°+19.4°17

Legend: Season = The constellation is visible from the current geographic location in that month and the centre of the Sun is at least 18° below the horizon ("." = 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.