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constellations, The

Name	Genitive	Abbr.	Area (square degrees)	Order of size	Origin (see notes)
Origin 1. Original Greek constellations listed by Ptolemy. 2. Considered by the Greeks as part of Leo; made separate by Gerardus Mercator in 1551. 3. The 12 southern constellations of Keyser and de Houtman. 4. Constellations added by Plancius. 5. Seven constellations of Hevelius. 6. The southern constellations of Lacaille.
Andromeda	Andromedae	And	722	19	1
Antlia	Antliae	Ant	239	62	6
Apus	Apodis	Aps	206	67	3
Aquarius	Aquarii	Aqr	980	10	1
Aquila	Aquilae	Aql	652	22	1
Ara	Arae	Ara	237	63	1
Aries	Arietis	Ari	441	39	1
Auriga	Aurigae	Aur	657	21	1
Boo¨tes	Boo¨tis	Boo	907	13	1
Caelum	Caeli	Cae	125	81	6
Camelopardalis	Camelopardalis	Cam	757	18	4
Cancer	Cancri	Cnc	506	31	1
Canes Venatici	Canum Venaticorum	CVn	465	38	5
Canis Major	Canis Majoris	CMa	380	43	1
Canis Minor	Canis Minoris	CMi	183	71	1
Capricornus	Capricorni	Cap	414	40	1
Carina	Carinae	Car	494	34	6
Cassiopeia	Cassiopeiae	Cas	598	25	1
Centaurus	Centauri	Cen	1060	9	1
Cepheus	Cephei	Cep	588	27	1
Cetus	Ceti	Cet	1231	4	1
Chamaeleon	Chamaeleontis	Cha	132	79	3
Circinus	Circini	Cir	93	85	6
Columba	Columbae	Col	270	54	4
Coma Berenices	Comae Berenices	Com	386	42	2
Corona Australis	Coronae Australis	CrA	128	80	1
Corona Borealis	Coronae Borealis	CrB	179	73	1
Corvus	Corvi	Crv	184	70	1
Crater	Crateris	Crt	282	53	1
Crux	Crucis	Cru	68	88	4
Cygnus	Cygni	Cyg	804	16	1
Delphinus	Delphini	Del	189	69	1
Dorado	Doradus	Dor	179	72	3
Draco	Draconis	Dra	1083	8	1
Equuleus	Equulei	Equ	72	87	1
Eridanus	Eridani	Eri	1138	6	1
Fornax	Fornacis	For	398	41	6
Gemini	Geminorum	Gem	514	30	1
Grus	Gruis	Gru	366	45	3
Hercules	Herculis	Her	1225	5	1
Horologium	Horologii	Hor	249	58	6
Hydra	Hydrae	Hya	1303	1	1
Hydrus	Hydri	Hyi	243	61	3
Indus	Indi	Ind	294	49	3
Lacerta	Lacertae	Lac	201	68	5
Leo	Leonis	Leo	947	12	1
Leo Minor	Leonis Minoris	LMi	232	64	5
Lepus	Leporis	Lep	290	51	1
Libra	Librae	Lib	538	29	1
Lupus	Lupi	Lup	334	46	1
Lynx	Lyncis	Lyn	545	28	5
Lyra	Lyrae	Lyr	286	52	1
Mensa	Mensae	Men	153	75	6
Microscopium	Microscopii	Mic	210	66	6
Monoceros	Monocerotis	Mon	482	35	4
Musca	Muscae	Mus	138	77	3
Norma	Normae	Nor	165	74	6
Octans	Octantis	Oct	291	50	6
Ophiuchus	Ophiuchi	Oph	948	11	1
Orion	Orionis	Ori	594	26	1
Pavo	Pavonis	Pav	378	44	3
Pegasus	Pegasi	Peg	1121	7	1
Perseus	Persei	Per	615	24	1
Phoenix	Phoenicis	Phe	469	37	3
Pictor	Pictoris	Pic	247	59	6
Pisces	Piscium	Psc	889	14	1
Piscis Austrinus	Piscis Austrini	PsA	245	60	1
Puppis	Puppis	Pup	673	20	6
Pyxis	Pyxidis	Pyx	221	65	6
Reticulum	Reticuli	Ret	114	82	6
Sagitta	Sagittae	Sge	80	86	1
Sagittarius	Sagittarii	Sgr	867	15	1
Scorpius	Scorpii	Sco	497	33	1
Sculptor	Sculptoris	Scl	475	36	6
Scutum	Scuti	Sct	109	84	5
Serpens	Serpentis	Ser	637	23	1
Sextans	Sextantis	Sex	314	47	5
Taurus	Tauri	Tau	797	17	1
Telescopium	Telescopii	Tel	252	57	6
Triangulum	Trianguli	Tri	132	78	1
Triangulum Australe	Trianguli Australis	TrA	110	83	3
Tucana	Tucanae	Tuc	295	48	3
Ursa Major	Ursae Majoris	UMa	1280	3	1
Ursa Minor	Ursae Minoris	UMi	256	56	1
Vela	Velorum	Vel	500	32	6
Virgo	Virginis	Vir	1294	2	1
Volans	Volantis	Vol	141	76	3
Vulpecula	Vulpeculae	Vul	268	55	5

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