Flashcards: Constellations

Lepus (/ˈliːpəs/, colloquially /ˈlɛpəs/) is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator, immediately south of Orion.

Equuleus /ᵻˈkwuːliəs/ is a constellation.

Lynx, named after the animal, is a constellation in the northern sky that was introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius.

Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky.

Hercules is a constellation named after Hercules, the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles.

Indus is a constellation in the southern sky created in the late sixteenth century.

Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivalled beauty.

Cepheus is a constellation in the northern sky.

Carina /kəˈraɪnə/ is a constellation in the southern sky.

Auriga is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.

Perseus, named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus, is a constellation in the northern sky.

Circinus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in 1756 by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.

Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky with the Latin name for peacock.

Vela is a constellation in the southern sky.

Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.

Piscis Austrinus (also known as Piscis Australis) is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.

Corona Australis or Corona Austrina is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

Columba is a small, faint constellation created in the late sixteenth century.

Triangulum Australe is a small constellation in the far Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

Eridanus /ᵻˈrɪdənəs/ is a constellation in the southern hemisphere.

Grus (/ˈɡrʌs/, or colloquially /ˈɡruːs/) is a constellation in the southern sky.

Lupus /ˈljuːpəs/ is a constellation located in the deep southern sky.

Taurus (Latin for "the Bull"; symbol: , Unicode: ♉) is one of the constellations of the zodiac, which means it is crossed by the plane of the ecliptic.

Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces.

Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees.

Horologium is a faint constellation in the southern sky.

Libra /ˈliːbrə/ is a constellation of the zodiac.

Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

Norma is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere between Scorpius and Centaurus, one of twelve drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments.

Aquila is a constellation in the northern sky.

Ara (Latin: "The Altar") is a southern constellation situated between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe.

Andromeda is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.

Crater is a constellation.

Sculptor is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky.

Mensa is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere between Scorpius and Centaurus, one of twelve drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

Canis Minor /ˌkeɪnᵻs ˈmaɪnər/ is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.

The zodiac is the circle of twelve 30° divisions of celestial longitude employed by western astrology and (formerly) astronomy.

A star chart or star map is a map of the night sky.

Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky.

Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac.

Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac.

Leo /ˈliːoʊ/ is one of the constellations of the zodiac, lying between Cancer to the west and Virgo to the east.

Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

Sagittarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.

Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology.

Cygnus /ˈsɪɡnəs/ is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.

Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

A constellation is formally defined as a region of the celestial sphere, with boundaries laid down by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).