The 88 Constellations

Over half of the 88 constellations the IAU recognizes today are attributed to ancient Greek, which consolidated the earlier works by the ancient Babylonian, Egyptian and Assyrian. Forty eight of the constellations we know were recorded in the seventh and eighth books of Claudius Ptolemy's Almagest, although the exact origin of these constellations still remains uncertain. Ptolemy's descriptions are probably strongly influenced by the work of Eudoxus of Knidos in around 350 BC. Between the 16th and 17th century AD, European astronomers and celestial cartographers added new constellations to the 48 previously described by Ptolemy; these new constellations were mainly "new discoveries" made by the Europeans who first explored the southern hemisphere.

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Andromeda

Andromeda

1

Air Pump

Air Pump

2

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

3

Aquarius

Aquarius

4

Aquila

Aquila

5

Ara

Ara

6

Aries Ornament

Aries Ornament

7

Auriga - Auriga

Auriga - Auriga

8

Shepherd

Shepherd

9

Tool

Tool

10

Giraffe

Giraffe

11

Cancer

Cancer

12

Painted Hunting Dog

Painted Hunting Dog

13

Greater Dog

Greater Dog

14

Lesser Dog

Lesser Dog

15

Capricorn

Capricorn

16

Carina

Carina

17

Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

18

Centaurus

Centaurus

19

The King

The King

20

Cetus

Cetus

21

Chameleon

Chameleon

22

Circinus

Circinus

23

Columba

Columba

24

Bernice

Bernice

25

Aurora Australis

Aurora Australis

26

Aurora Borealis

Aurora Borealis

27

Corvus

Corvus

28

Crater

Crater

29

Crux

Crux

30

Swan

Swan

31

Dolphin

Dolphin

32

Dorado

Dorado

33

Draco

Draco

34

Horse

Horse

35

River

River

36

Laurel Hill Furnace

Laurel Hill Furnace

37

Gemini

Gemini

38

Crane

Crane

39

Hercules

Hercules

40

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