Les 88 Constellations

Les Constellations sont issues de l'imagination des hommes.
Ces alignements d'étoiles forment des figures facilement reconnaissables,
créées dans le but de repérer et de désigner plus commodément les étoiles.

Les 88 constellations figurant dans la liste définitive (1930) de l'Union Astronomique Internationale (U.A.I.)

N°	Abrév.	Nom Latin	Nom Français	Nom Anglais	Ascension droite	Déclinaison	Etendue ( ° carrés)	Visibilité
1	And	Andromeda	Andromède	Daughter of Cepheus	0h 34m	39° 15'	722	A
2	Ant	Antlia	Machine Pneumatique	Air Pump	10h 7m	-33° 21'	239	S
3	Aps	Apus	Oiseau du Paradis	Bird of Paradise	16h 8m	-76° 35'	206	S
4	Aqr	Aquarius	Verseau	Water Bearer	22h 42m	-10° 28'	980	A
5	Aql	Aquila	Aigle	Eagle	19h 41m	3° 22'	652	E
6	Ara	Ara	Autel	Altar	17h 14m	-51° 7'	237	S
7	Ari	Aries	Bélier	Ram	2h 41m	22° 34'	441	A
8	Aur	Auriga	Cocher	Charioteer	5h 57m	42° 49'	657	N
9	Boo	Bootes	Bouvier	Bear Driver	14h 42m	31° 12'	907	P
10	Cae	Caelum	Burin	Sculptor's Chisel	4h 43m	-38° 10'	125	H
11	Cam	Camelopardalis	Girafe	Giraffe	6h 9m	71° 58'	757	C
12	Cnc	Cancer	Cancer	Crab	8h 30m	23° 34'	506	H
13	CVn	Canes Venatici	Chiens de Chasse	Hunting Dogs	13h 1m	42° 21'	465	C
14	CMa	Canis Major	Grand Chien	Greater Dog	6h 50m	-22° 19'	380	H
15	CMi	Canis Minor	Petit Chien	Lesser Dog	7h 37m	6° 46'	183	H
16	Cap	Capricornus	Capricorne	Sea Goat	21h 3m	-19° 21'	414	A
17	Car	Carina	Carène	Keel	7h 46m	-57° 50'	494	S
18	Cas	Cassiopeia	Cassiopée	Mother of Andromeda	0h 52m	60° 18'	598	C
19	Cen	Centaurus	Centaure	Centaur	12h 57m	-44° 0'	1060	S
20	Cep	Cepheus	Céphée	King of Ethiopia	22h 25m	72° 34'	588	C
21	Cet	Cetus	Baleine	Whale	1h 43m	-6° 22'	1231	A
22	Cha	Chamaeleon	Caméléon	Chameleon	12h 0m	-81° 1'	132	S
23	Cir	Circinus	Compas	Compasses	14h 32m	-67° 18'	93	S
24	Col	Columba	Colombe	Dove	5h 42m	-37° 55'	270	H
25	Com	Coma Berenices	Chevelure de Bérénice	Berenice's Hair	12h 45m	22° 39'	386	P
26	CrA	Corona Australis	Couronne Australe	Southern Crown	18h 39m	-41° 45'	128	S
27	CrB	Corona Borealis	Couronne Boréale	Northern Crown	15h 53m	32° 38'	179	E
28	Crv	Corvus	Corbeau	Crow	12h 23m	-18° 38'	184	P
29	Crt	Crater	Coupe	Cup	11h 21m	-13° 45'	282	P
30	Cru	Crux	Croix du Sud	Southern Cross	12h 29m	-60° 18'	68	S
31	Cyg	Cygnus	Cygne	Swan	20h 36m	49° 35'	804	E
32	Del	Delphinus	Dauphin	Dolphin	20h 40m	12° 6'	189	E
33	Dor	Dorado	Dorade	Swordfish	5h 20m	-63° 1'	179	S
34	Dra	Draco	Dragon	Dragon	17h 57m	66° 4'	1083	C
35	Equ	Equuleus	Petit Cheval	Little Horse	21h 15m	7° 56'	72	A
36	Eri	Eridanus	Eridan	River	3h 53m	-17° 59'	1138	H
37	For	Fornax	Fourneau	Laboratory Furnace	2h 46m	-26° 4'	398	A
38	Gem	Gemini	Gémeaux	Twins	6h 51m	24° 49'	514	H
39	Gru	Grus	Grue	Crane	22h 27m	-45° 8'	366	A
40	Her	Hercules	Hercule	Hercules	17h 26m	31° 14'	1225	E
41	Hor	Horologium	Horloge	Clock	3h 13m	-52° 0'	249	S
42	Hya	Hydra	Hydre	Sea Serpent	9h 8m	-11° 41'	1303	P
43	Hyi	Hydrus	Hydre mâle	Water Snake	2h 35m	-72° 55'	243	S
44	Ind	Indus	Indien	American Indian	21h 8m	-52° 19'	294	S
45	Lac	Lacerta	Lézard	Lizard	22h 31m	46° 40'	201	C
46	Leo	Leo	Lion	Lion	10h 0m	7° 0'	947	P
47	LMi	Leo Minor	Petit Lion	Lesser Lion	10h 19m	33° 14'	232	P
48	Lep	Lepus	Lièvre	Hare	5h 26m	-19° 39'	290	H
49	Lib	Libra	Balance	Scales	15h 11m	-15° 33'	538	P
50	Lup	Lupus	Loup	Wolf	15h 23m	-42° 43'	334	S
51	Lyn	Lynx	Lynx	Lynx	7h 44m	47° 50'	545	C
52	Lyr	Lyra	Lyre	Lyre	18h 54m	40° 39'	286	E
53	Men	Mensa	Table	Table Mountain	5h 30m	-79° 1'	153	S
54	Mic	Microscopium	Microscope	Microscope	20h 57m	-36° 48'	210	S
55	Mon	Monoceros	Licorne	Unicorn	6h 58m	-3° 16'	482	H
56	Mus	Musca	Mouche	Fly	12h 28m	-69° 8'	138	S
57	Nor	Norma	Règle	Carpenter's Square	16h 3m	-52° 43'	165	S
58	Oct	Octans	Octant	Octant	22h 10m	-84° 16'	291	S
59	Oph	Ophiuchus	Serpentaire	Serpent Bearer	17h 2m	-2° 21'	948	E
60	Ori	Orion	Orion	Hunter	5h 34m	3° 35'	594	H
61	Pav	Pavo	Paon	Peacock	19h 10m	-65° 52'	378	S
62	Peg	Pegasus	Pégase	Winged Horse	22h 37m	19° 39'	1121	A
63	Per	Perseus	Persée	Son of Zeus	3h 31m	44° 53'	615	C
64	Phe	Phoenix	Phénix	Phoenix	0h 44m	-48° 46'	469	S
65	Pic	Pictor	Chevalet du Peintre	Painter's Easel	5h 23m	-51° 22'	247	S
66	Psc	Pisces	Poissons	Fish	0h 53m	15° 29'	889	A
67	PsA	Piscis Austrinus	Poisson Austral	Southern Fish	22h 25m	-31° 34'	889	A
68	Pup	Puppis	Poupe	Stern	7h 52m	-32° 37'	673	H
69	Pyx	Pyxis	Boussole	Mariner's Compass	8h 53m	-29° 47'	221	H
70	Ret	Reticulum	Réticule	Net	3h 54m	-60° 31'	114	S
71	Sge	Sagitta	Flèche	Arrow	19h 40m	17° 0'	80	E
72	Sgr	Sagittarius	Sagittaire	Archer	19h 23m	-29° 53'	867	E
73	Sco	Scorpius	Scorpion	Scorpion	16h 52m	-35° 20'	497	E
74	Scl	Sculptor	Sculpteur	Sculptor's Workshop	1h 0m	-38° 31'	475	A
75	Sct	Scutum	Ecu de Sobieski	Shield	18h 39m	-10° 53'	109	E
76	Ser	Serpens	Serpent	Serpent	15h 44m 17h 57m	10° 51' -13° 29'	637	E
77	Sex	Sextans	Sextant	Sextant	10h 6m	-1° 8'	314	P
78	Tau	Taurus	Taureau	Bull	4h 6m	17° 20'	797	H
79	Tel	Telescopium	Télescope	Telescope	19h 15m	-51° 28'	252	S
80	Tri	Triangulum	Triangle	Triangle	2h 3m	32° 20'	132	A
81	TrA	Triangulum Australe	Triangle Austral	Southern Triangle	16h 7m	-65° 6'	110	S
82	Tuc	Tucana	Toucan	Toucan	23h 50m	-64° 56'	295	S
83	UMa	Ursa Major	Grande Ourse	Great Bear	10h 16m	57° 29'	1280	C
84	UMi	Ursa Minor	Petite Ourse	Little Bear	14h 58m	75° 2'	256	C
85	Vel	Vela	Voiles	Sail	9h 20m	-48° 29'	500	S
86	Vir	Virgo	Vierge	Virgin	13h 21m	-3° 31'	1294	P
87	Vol	Volans	Poisson Volant	Flying Fish	7h 40m	-69° 37'	141	S
88	Vul	Vulpecula	Petit Renard	Fox	20h 22m	25° 2'	268	E