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English Genitive Area Size CONSTELLATION name name Abbr. (sq.°) ranking Andromeda Andromeda (Princess) Andromedae And 722 19 Antlia # The Air Pump Antliae Ant 239 62 Apus $ The Bird of Paradise Apodis Aps 206 67 Aquarius The Water Bearer Aquarii Aqr 980 10 Aquila The Eagle Aquilae Aql 652 22 Ara $ The Altar Arae Ara 237 63 Aries The Ram Arietis Ari 442 39 Auriga The Charioteer Aurigae Aur 657 21 Bootes The Herdsman Bootis Boo 907 13 Caelum # The Graving Tool Caeli Cae 125 81 Camelopardalis The Giraffe Camelopardalis Cam 757 18 Cancer The Crab Cancri Cnc 506 31 Canes Venatici The Hunting Dogs Canum Venaticorum CVn 465 38 Canis Major The Greater Dog Canis Majoris CMa 380 43 Canis Minor The Lesser Dog Canis Minoris CMi 183 71 Capricornus The Sea-Goat Capricorni Cap 414 40 Carina * $ The Keel Carinae Car 494 34 Cassiopeia Cassiopeia (Queen) Cassiopeiae Cas 598 25 Centaurus # The Centaur Centauri Cen 1060 9 Cepheus Cepheus (King) Cephei Cep 588 27 Cetus The Whale Ceti Cet 1231 4 Chamaeleon $ The Chamaeleon Chamaeleontis Cha 132 79 Circinus $ The Compasses Circini Cir 93 85 Columba # The Dove Columbae Col 270 54 Coma Berenices Berenice's Hair Comae Berenices Com 386 42 Corona Australis # The Southern Crown Coronae Australis CrA 128 80 Corona Borealis The Northern Crown Coronae Borealis CrB 179 73 Corvus The Crow Corvi Crv 184 70 Crater The Cup Crateris Crt 282 53 Crux $ The Cross Crucis Cru 68 88 Cygnus The Swan Cygni Cyg 804 16 Delphinus The Dolphin Delphini Del 189 69 Dorado $ The Goldfish Doradus Dor 179 72 Draco The Dragon Draconis Dra 1083 8 Equuleus The Little Horse Equulei Equ 72 87 Eridanus # The River Eridanus Eridani Eri 1138 6 Fornax # The Furnace Fornacis For 398 41 Gemini The Twins Geminorium Gem 514 30 Grus # The Crane Gruis Gru 366 45 Hercules Hercules Herculis Her 1225 5 Horologium $ The Pendulum Clock Horologii Hor 249 58 Hydra The Water-Snake Hydrae Hya 1303 1 Hydrus $ The Small Water-Snake Hydri Hyi 243 61 Indus $ The Indian Indi Ind 294 49 Lacerta The Lizard Lacertae Lac 201 68 Leo The Lion Leonis Leo 947 12 Leo Minor The Smaller Lion Leonis Minoris Lep 290 51 Libra The Scales Librae Lib 528 29 Lupus # The Wolf Lupi Lup 334 46 Lynx The Lynx Lyncis Lyn 545 28 Lyra The Lyre Lyrae Lyr 286 52 Mensa $ The Table (Mountain) Mensae Men 153 75 Microscopium # The Microscope Microscopii Mic 210 66 Monoceros The Unicorn Monocerotis Mon 482 35 Musca $ The Fly Muscae Mus 138 77 Norma $ The Level Normae Nor 165 74 Octans $ The Octant Octanis Oct 291 50 Ophiuchus The Serpent-Holder Ophiuchi Oph 948 11 Orion Orion (the Hunter) Orionis Ori 594 26 Pavo $ The Peacock Pavonis Pav 378 44 Pegasus Pegasus Pegasi Peg 1121 7 Perseus Perseus Persei Per 615 24 Pheonix $ The Pheonix Pheonicis Phe 469 37 Pictor $ The Painter Pictoris Pic 247 59 Pisces The Fish Piscium Psc 889 14 Pisces Australis The Southern Fish Piscis Australis PsA 245 60 Puppis * # The Stern Puppis Pup 673 20 Pyxis # The Mariner's Compass Pyxidis Pyx 221 65 Reticulum $ The Net Reticuli Ret 114 82 Sagitta The Arrow Sagittae Sge 80 86 Sagittarius # The Archer Sagittarii Sgr 867 15 Scorpius # The Scorpion Scorpii Sco 497 33 Sculptor # The Sculptor Sculptoris Scl 475 36 Scutum The Shield Scuti Sct 109 84 Serpens The Serpent Serpentis Ser 637 23 Sextans The Sextant Sextantis Sex 314 47 Taurus The Bull Tauri Tau 797 17 Telescopium $ The Telescope Telescopii Tel 252 57 Triangulum The Triangle Trianguli Tri 132 78 Triangulum AustralisThe Southern Triangle Trianguli Australis TrA 110 83 Tucana $ The Toucan Tucanae Tuc 295 48 Ursa Major The Great Bear Ursae Majoris UMa 1280 3 Ursa Minor The Little Bear Ursae Minoris UMi 256 56 Vela * $ The Sails Velorum Vel 500 32 Virgo The Virgin Virginis Vir 1294 2 Volans $ The Flying Fish Volantis Vol 141 76 Vulpecula The Fox Vulpeculae Vul 268 55 Source: Derek Haselden's Astronomical Charts & Tables
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