WikiMili
Lists of constellations
Last updated
November 02, 2025
Presents lists of articles relating to the topic
The following
lists of
constellations
are available:
IAU designated constellations
– a list of the current, or "modern", constellations
Former constellations
– a list of former constellations
Biblical constellations
- a list of biblical constellations made by
Julius Schiller
Chinese constellations
– traditional Chinese astronomy constellations
List of Nakshatras
– sectors along the Moon's ecliptic
IAU designated constellations by area
– a list of constellations ranked by area
IAU designated constellations by geographical visibility
– a list of constellations listed by the latitudes from which they can be seen
See also
Lists of astronomical objects
Asterism (astronomy)
This article includes an astronomy-related
list of lists
.
v
t
e
The
88 modern constellations
Andromeda
Antlia
Apus
Aquarius
Aquila
Ara
Aries
Auriga
Boötes
Caelum
Camelopardalis
Cancer
Canes Venatici
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Capricornus
Carina
Cassiopeia
Centaurus
Cepheus
Cetus
Chamaeleon
Circinus
Columba
Coma Berenices
Corona Australis
Corona Borealis
Corvus
Crater
Crux
Cygnus
Delphinus
Dorado
Draco
Equuleus
Eridanus
Fornax
Gemini
Grus
Hercules
Horologium
Hydra
Hydrus
Indus
Lacerta
Leo
Leo Minor
Lepus
Libra
Lupus
Lynx
Lyra
Mensa
Microscopium
Monoceros
Musca
Norma
Octans
Ophiuchus
Orion
Pavo
Pegasus
Perseus
Phoenix
Pictor
Pisces
Piscis Austrinus
Puppis
Pyxis
Reticulum
Sagitta
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Sculptor
Scutum
Serpens
Sextans
Taurus
Telescopium
Triangulum
Triangulum Australe
Tucana
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Vela
Virgo
Volans
Vulpecula
Lists of constellations
v
t
e
Constellation history
v
t
e
48 constellations listed by
Ptolemy
after 150 AD
Andromeda
Aquarius
Aquila
Ara
Argo Navis
Aries
Auriga
Boötes
Cancer
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Capricornus
Cassiopeia
Centaurus
Cepheus
Cetus
Corona Australis
Corona Borealis
Corvus
Crater
Cygnus
Delphinus
Draco
Equuleus
Eridanus
Gemini
Hercules
Hydra
Leo
Lepus
Libra
Lupus
Lyra
Ophiuchus
Orion
Pegasus
Perseus
Pisces
Piscis Austrinus
Sagitta
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Serpens
Taurus
Triangulum
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Virgo
Category
v
t
e
The 41 additional constellations added in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries
Vespucci or Corsalius early 16c
:
Crux
Triangulum Australe
Vopel
1536:
Coma Berenices
Keyser & de Houtman
1596:
Apus
Chamaeleon
Dorado
Grus
Hydrus
Indus
Musca
Pavo
Phoenix
Tucana
Volans
Plancius
1613:
Camelopardalis
Columba
Monoceros
Habrecht
1621:
Reticulum
Hevelius
1683:
Canes Venatici
Lacerta
Leo Minor
Lynx
Scutum
Sextans
Vulpecula
de Lacaille
1763:
Antlia
Caelum
Carina
Circinus
Fornax
Horologium
Mensa
Microscopium
Norma
Octans
Pictor
Puppis
Pyxis
Sculptor
Telescopium
Vela
v
t
e
Obsolete constellations
(including Ptolemy's Argo Navis)
Anguilla
Anser
Antinous
Apes
Aranea
Argo Navis
Asterion
Bufo
Cancer Minor
Cerberus
Chara
Custos Messium
Felis
Honores Friderici/Gloria Frederici
Gallus
Globus Aerostaticus
Hippocampus
Hirudo
Jordanus
Leo Palatinus
Lilium
Limax
Lochium Funis
Lumbricus
Machina Electrica
Malus
Manis
Mons Maenalus
Musca Borealis
Noctua
Norma Nilotica
Officina Typographica
Patella
Phaethon
Polophylax
Psalterium Georgianum/Harpa Georgii
Quadrans Muralis
Ramus Pomifer
Robur Carolinum
Rosa
Scarabaeus
Sceptrum Brandenburgicum
Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae
Solarium
Tarandus/Rangifer
Taurus Poniatovii
Telescopium Herschelii
Testudo
Tigris
Triangulum Minus
Turdus Solitarius
Vespa
obsolete constellation names
Apis
Phoenicopterus
Serpentarius
Xiphias
Vultur cadens
Vultur volans
This page is based on this
Wikipedia article
Text is available under the
CC BY-SA 4.0
license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.