Constellations

List of all 88 constellations.
The visibility is given for USA, Canada, Europe, China, Japan (mid-northern latitudes).

Zone: N = constellation of northern celestial sphere; S = constellation of southern celestial sphere.
An asterisk (*) indicates constellations which are "circumpolar" and visible all the year from mid-northern latitudes.
A minus sign (-) indicates constellations which are never visible from mid-northern latitudes.
A small letter z indicates that the constellation is one of the 12 zodiacal constellations.

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	Latin Name	Zone	English	Deutsch	Français	Italiano
And	Andromeda	N	Andromeda	Andromeda	Andromède	Andromeda
Ant	Antlia	S	Air Pump	Luftpumpe	La Machine Pneumatique	Macchina Pneumatica
Aps	Apus	S-	Bird of Paradise	Paradiesvogel	L'Oiseau de Paradis	Uccello del Paradiso
Aqr	Aquarius	NSz	The Waterbearer	Wassermann	Le Verseau	Acquario
Aql	Aquila	NS	The Eagle	Adler	L'Aigle	Aquila
Ara	Ara	S-	The Altar	Altar	L'Autel	Altare
Ari	Aries	Nz	The Ram	Widder	Le Bélier	Ariete
Aur	Auriga	N	The Charioteer	Fuhrmann	Le Cocher	Auriga
Boo	Bootes	N	The Herdsman	Bärenhüter, Bootes	Le Bouvier	Demone, Bifolco
Cae	Caelum	S	The Graving-tool	Grabstichel	Le Burin	Bulino dello Incisore
Cam	Camelopardalis	N*	The Giraffe	Giraffe	La Girafe	Giraffa
Cnc	Cancer	Nz	The Crab	Krebs	Le Cancer	Cancro
CVn	Canes Venatici	N	The Hunting Dogs	Jagdhunde	Les Chiens de Chasse	Cani da Caccia
CMa	Canis Maior	S	The Great Dog	Grosser Hund	Le Grand Chien	Cane Maggiore
CMi	Canis Minor	NS	The Little Dog	Kleiner Hund	Le Petit Chien	Cane Minore
Cap	Capricornus	Sz	Capricorn	Steinbock	Le Capricorne	Capricorno
Car	Carina	S-	The Keel	Schiffskiel	La Carène	Carena (della Nave)
Cas	Cassiopeia	N*	Cassiopeia	Kassiopeia	Cassiopée	Cassiopeia
Cen	Centaurus	S-	The Centaur	Kentaur	Le Centaure	Centauro
Cep	Cepheus	N*	Cepheus	Kepheus	Céphée	Cefeo
Cet	Cetus	NS	The Whale	Walfisch	La Baleine	Balena
Cha	Chamaeleon	S-	Chamaeleon	Chamäleon	Le Caméléon	Camaleonte
Cir	Circinus	S-	The Compasses	Zirkel	Le Compas	Compasso
Col	Columba	S	The Dove	Taube	La Colombe	Colomba
Com	Coma Berenices	N	Berenice's Hair	Haar der Berenike	La Chevelure de Bérénice	Chioma di Berenice
CrA	Corona Australis	S-	The Southern Crown	Südliche Krone	La Couronne Australe	Corona Australe
CrB	Corona Borealis	N	The Northern Crown	Nördliche Krone	La Couronne Boréale	Corona Boreale
Crv	Corvus	S	The Crow	Rabe	Le Corbeau	Corvo
Crt	Crater	S	The Cup	Becher	La Coupe	Coppa
Cru	Crux	S-	The Cross	Kreuz des Südens	La Croix du Sud	Croce del Sud
Cyg	Cygnus	N	The Swan	Schwan	Le Cygne	Cigno
Del	Delphinus	N	The Dolphin	Delphin	Le Dauphin	Delfino
Dor	Dorado	S-	The Goldfish	Goldfisch	La Dorade	Pesce Dorato
Dra	Draco	N*	The Dragon	Drache	Le Dragon	Dragone
Equ	Equuleus	N	The Colt	Füllen	Le Petit Cheval	Cavallo
Eri	Eridanus	S	Eridanus	Eridanus	Eridan	Fiume Eridano
For	Fornax	S	The Furnace	Chemischer Ofen	Le Fourneau	Fornace
Gem	Gemini	Nz	The Twins	Zwillinge	Les Gémeaux	Gemelli
Gru	Grus	S-	The Crane	Kranich	La Grue	Gru
Her	Hercules	N	Hercules	Herkules	Hercule	Ercole
Hor	Horologium	S-	The Clock	Pendeluhr	L'Horloge	Orologio
Hya	Hydra	NS	The Sea Serpent	Nördliche Wasserschlange	L'Hydre Femelle	Idra femmina
Hyi	Hydrus	S-	Hydrus	Südliche Wasserschlange	L'Hydre Mâle	Idra maschio
Ind	Indus	S-	The Indian	Inder	L'Indien	Indiano
Lac	Lacerta	N	The Lizard	Eidechse	Le Lézard	Lucertola
Leo	Leo	Nz	The Lion	Löwe	Le Lion	Leone
LMi	Leo Minor	N	The Little Lion	Kleiner Löwe	Le Petit Lion	Leone Minore
Lep	Lepus	S	The Hare	Hase	Le Lièvre	Lepre
Lib	Libra	Sz	The Balance	Waage	Le Balance	Bilancia
Lup	Lupus	S-	The Wolf	Wolf	Le Loup	Lupo
Lyn	Lynx	N	The Lynx	Luchs	Le Lynx	Lince
Lyr	Lyra	N	The Lyre	Leier	La Lyre	Lira
Men	Mensa	S-	The Table Mountain	Tafelberg	La Table	Mensa
Mic	Microscopium	S	The Microscope	Mikroskop	Le Microscope	Microscopio
Mon	Monoceros	NS	The Unicorn	Einhorn	La Licorne	Unicorno
Mus	Musca	S-	The Fly	Fliege	La Mouche	Mosca
Nor	Norma	S-	The Level	Winkelmass	La Règle	Squadra
Oct	Octans	S-	The Octant	Oktant	L'Octant	Ottante
Oph	Ophiuchus	NS	Ophiuchus	Schlangenträger	Ophiuchus	Ofiucho
Ori	Orion	NS	Orion	Orion	Orion	Orione
Pav	Pavo	S-	The Peacock	Pfau	Le Paon	Pavone
Peg	Pegasus	N	Pegasus, Flying Horse	Pegasus	Pégase	Pegaso
Per	Perseus	N	Perseus	Perseus	Persée	Perseo
Phe	Phoenix	S-	The Phoenix	Phoenix	Le Phénix	Fenice
Pic	Pictor	S-	The Painter	Malerstaffelei	Le Peintre	Pittore
Psc	Pisces	Nz	The Fishes	Fische	Les Poissons	Pesci
PsA	Piscis Austrinus	S	The Southern Fish	Südlicher Fisch	Le Poisson Austral	Pesce Australe
Pup	Puppis	S	The Stern	Achterdeck	La Poupe	Poppa
Pyx	Pyxis	S	The Compass	Schiffskompass	La Boussole	Bussola
Ret	Reticulum	S-	The Net	Netz	Le Réticule	Reticolo
Sge	Sagitta	N	The Arrow	Pfeil	La Flèche	Freccia
Sgr	Sagittarius	Sz	The Archer	Schütze	Le Sagittaire	Sagittario
Sco	Scorpius	Sz	The Scorpion	Skorpion	Le Scorpion	Scorpione
Scl	Sculptor	S	The Sculptor	Bildhauer	Le Sculpteur	Scultore
Sct	Scutum	S	The Shield	Schild	L'Ecu	Scudo
Ser	Serpens	NS	The Serpent	Schlange	Le Serpent	Serpente
Sex	Sextans	NS	The Sextant	Sextant	Le Sextant	Sestante
Tau	Taurus	Nz	The Bull	Stier	Le Taureau	Toro
Tel	Telescopium	S-	The Telescope	Fernrohr	Le Télescope	Telescopio
TrA	Triangulum Australe	S-	The Southern Triangle	Südliches Dreieck	Le Triangle Austral	Triangolo Australe
Tri	Triangulum	N	The Triangle	Dreieck	Le Triangle	Triangolo
Tuc	Tucana	S-	The Toucan	Tukan	Le Toucan	Tucano
UMa	Ursa Maior	N*	The Great Bear	Grosser Bär	La Grande Ourse	Orsa Maggiore
UMi	Ursa Minor	N*	The Lesser Bear	Kleiner Bär	La Petite Ourse	Orsa Minore
Vel	Vela	S-	The Sail	Segels	Les Voiles	Vela
Vir	Virgo	NSz	The Virgin	Jungfrau	La Vierge	Vergine
Vol	Volans	S-	The Flying Fish	Fliegender Fisch	Le Poisson Volant	Pesce volante
Vul	Vulpecula	N	The Fox	Fuchs	Le Renard	Volpetta

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