The Constellations

containing Messier objects

And      Andromeda       Andromedae          Andromeda

Aqr      Aquarius        Aquarii             Water Bearer

Aur      Auriga          Aurigae             Charioteer

Cnc      Cancer          Cancri              Crab

CVn      Canes Venaciti  Canum Venatircorum  Hunting Dogs  

CMa      Canis Maior     Canis Maioris       Great Dog

Cap      Capricornus     Capricorni          Sea Goat

Cas      Cassiopeia      Cassiopeiae         Cassiopeia

Cet      Cetus           Ceti                Whale

Com      Coma Berenices  Comae Berenicis     Hair of Berenice

Cyg      Cygnus          Cygni               Swan

Dra      Draco           Draconis            Dragon

Gem      Gemini          Geminorum           Twins

Her      Hercules        Herculis            Hercules

Hya      Hydra           Hydrae              Water snake

Leo      Leo             Leonis              Lion

Lep      Lepus           Leporis             Hare

Lyr      Lyra            Lyrae               Lyre

Mon      Monoceros       Monocerotis         Unicorn

Oph      Ophiuchus       Ophiuchi            Serpent Bearer

Ori      Orion           Orionis             Orion

Peg      Pegasus         Pegasi              Pegasus

Per      Perseus         Persei              Perseus

Psc      Pisces          Piscium             Fishes

Pup      Puppis          Puppis              Poop

Sge      Sagitta         Sagittae            Arrow

Sgr      Sagittarius     Sagittarii          Archer

Sco      Scorpius        Scorpii             Scorpion

Sct      Scutum          Scuti               Shield

Ser Cap  Serpens Caput   Serpentis           Serpent Head

Ser Cau  Serpens Cauda   Serpentis           Serpent Tail

Tau      Taurus          Tauri               Bull

Tri      Triangulum      Trianguli           Triangle

UMa      Ursa Maior      Ursae Maioris       Great Bear

Vir      Virgo           Virginis            Virgin

Vul      Vulpecula       Vulpeculae          Little Fox

• Messier objects by constellations:

  Full Listing with images,

  Full Listing (text),

  Short list

  Constellation Links:

  • Christine Kronberg’s constellation pages;

    mirror at SEDS

  • Chris Dolan’s constellation pages
  • Constellation pages

    of the Hawaii Astronomical Society‘s

    Deepsky Atlas

  • The Constellations page

    by Richard Dibon-Smith

  • Constellations by Don Ware

    and the Peoria Astronomical Society

  • (dead link!)

  • Digital Images of the Sky – Constellations:

    The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations by Till Credner

    and Sven Kohle (one constellation added each month)

  • Constellation Mythology by Cathy Bell

  • STARS: Portraits of Stars and their Constellations by Jim Kaler

  For deeper investigations of constellations, it can be recommended to use

  one of the numerous

  Planetarium Programs.

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  Hartmut Frommert

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  Chris Kronberg

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  Last Modification: 23 Feb 1998, 13:43 MET