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Constellations

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Constellations Constellations Constellation English name Position R.A. (hours) DEC. (degrees)  Zodiac constellation. Andromeda Andromeda (Chained Lady) 1 +43 Antlia Air Pump 10 -33 Apus Bird of Paradise 16 -75 Aquarius Water Bearer 23 -13 Aquila Eagle 20 +4 Ara Altar 17 -52 Aries Ram 2 +19 Auriga Charioteer 6 +42 Boötes ... Read more
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...Corona the Crown). Ptolemy listed 48 constellations in his Almagest (2d cent. AD). As...southern sky from the 17th cent. on, more constellations were added to the list by J. Bayer...ship, was divided into four smaller constellations corresponding to different parts of... Read more
constellations, The
constellations, The NameGenitiveAbbr.Area (square degrees)Order...141763VulpeculaVulpeculaeVul 268555 Origin 1. Original Greek constellations listed by Ptolemy. 2. Considered by the Greeks...Gerardus Mercator in 1551. 3. The 12 southern constellations of Keyser and de Houtman. ... Read more

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