All 88 constellations

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Constellation	Abbr.	Common name	Genitive	Sky region	Charts
Andromeda	And	the Chained Maiden	Andromedae	Northern sky	View
Antlia	Ant	the Air Pump	Antliae	Southern sky	View
Apus	Aps	the Bird of Paradise	Apodis	Southern sky	View
Aquarius	Aqr	the Water Bearer	Aquarii	Equatorial sky	View
Aquila	Aql	the Eagle	Aquilae	Equatorial sky	View
Ara	Ara	the Altar	Arae	Southern sky	View
Aries	Ari	the Ram	Arietis	Northern sky	View
Auriga	Aur	the Charioteer	Aurigae	Northern sky	View
Boötes	Boo	the Herdsman	Boötis	Northern sky	View
Caelum	Cae	the Engraving Tool	Caeli	Southern sky	View
Camelopardalis	Cam	the Giraffe	Camelopardalis	Northern sky	View
Cancer	Cnc	the Crab	Cancri	Northern sky	View
Canes Venatici	CVn	the Hunting Dogs	Canum Venaticorum	Northern sky	View
Canis Major	CMa	the Great Dog	Canis Majoris	Southern sky	View
Canis Minor	CMi	the Lesser Dog	Canis Minoris	Equatorial sky	View
Capricornus	Cap	the Sea Goat	Capricorni	Southern sky	View
Carina	Car	the Keel	Carinae	Southern sky	View
Cassiopeia	Cas	the Seated Queen	Cassiopeiae	Northern sky	View
Centaurus	Cen	the Centaur	Centauri	Southern sky	View
Cepheus	Cep	the King	Cephei	Northern sky	View
Cetus	Cet	the Sea Monster	Ceti	Equatorial sky	View
Chamaeleon	Cha	the Chameleon	Chamaeleontis	Southern sky	View
Circinus	Cir	the Drawing Compass	Circini	Southern sky	View
Columba	Col	the Dove	Columbae	Southern sky	View
Coma Berenices	Com	Berenice’s Hair	Comae Berenices	Northern sky	View
Corona Australis	CrA	the Southern Crown	Coronae Australis	Southern sky	View
Corona Borealis	CrB	the Northern Crown	Coronae Borealis	Northern sky	View
Corvus	Crv	the Crow	Corvi	Southern sky	View
Crater	Crt	the Cup	Crateris	Southern sky	View
Crux	Cru	the Southern Cross	Crucis	Southern sky	View
Cygnus	Cyg	the Swan	Cygni	Northern sky	View
Delphinus	Del	the Dolphin	Delphini	Northern sky	View
Dorado	Dor	the Swordfish	Doradus	Southern sky	View
Draco	Dra	the Dragon	Draconis	Northern sky	View
Equuleus	Equ	the Little Horse	Equulei	Northern sky	View
Eridanus	Eri	the River	Eridani	Equatorial sky	View
Fornax	For	the Furnace	Fornacis	Southern sky	View
Gemini	Gem	the Twins	Geminorum	Northern sky	View
Grus	Gru	the Crane	Gruis	Southern sky	View
Hercules	Her	Hercules	Herculis	Northern sky	View
Horologium	Hor	the Clock	Horologii	Southern sky	View
Hydra	Hya	the Female Water Snake	Hydrae	Equatorial sky	View
Hydrus	Hyi	the Male Water Snake	Hydri	Southern sky	View
Indus	Ind	the Indian	Indi	Southern sky	View
Lacerta	Lac	the Lizard	Lacertae	Northern sky	View
Leo	Leo	the Lion	Leonis	Equatorial sky	View
Leo Minor	LMi	the Lesser Lion	Leonis Minoris	Northern sky	View
Lepus	Lep	the Hare	Leporis	Southern sky	View
Libra	Lib	the Scales	Librae	Southern sky	View
Lupus	Lup	the Wolf	Lupi	Southern sky	View
Lynx	Lyn	the Lynx	Lyncis	Northern sky	View
Lyra	Lyr	the Lyre	Lyrae	Northern sky	View
Mensa	Men	the Table Mountain	Mensae	Southern sky	View
Microscopium	Mic	the Microscope	Microscopii	Southern sky	View
Monoceros	Mon	the Unicorn	Monocerotis	Equatorial sky	View
Musca	Mus	the Fly	Muscae	Southern sky	View
Norma	Nor	the Carpenter's Square	Normae	Southern sky	View
Octans	Oct	the Octant	Octantis	Southern sky	View
Ophiuchus	Oph	the Serpent Bearer	Ophiuchi	Equatorial sky	View
Orion	Ori	the Hunter	Orionis	Equatorial sky	View
Pavo	Pav	the Peacock	Pavonis	Southern sky	View
Pegasus	Peg	the Winged Horse	Pegasi	Northern sky	View
Perseus	Per	the Hero	Persei	Northern sky	View
Phoenix	Phe	the Phoenix	Phoenicis	Southern sky	View
Pictor	Pic	the Painter's Easel	Pictoris	Southern sky	View
Pisces	Psc	the Fishes	Piscium	Equatorial sky	View
Piscis Austrinus	PsA	the Southern Fish	Piscis Austrini	Southern sky	View
Puppis	Pup	the Stern	Puppis	Southern sky	View
Pyxis	Pyx	the Mariner’s Compass	Pyxidis	Southern sky	View
Reticulum	Ret	the Reticle	Reticuli	Southern sky	View
Sagitta	Sge	the Arrow	Sagittae	Northern sky	View
Sagittarius	Sgr	the Archer	Sagittarii	Southern sky	View
Scorpius	Sco	the Scorpion	Scorpii	Southern sky	View
Sculptor	Scl	the Sculptor	Sculptoris	Southern sky	View
Scutum	Sct	the Shield	Scuti	Southern sky	View
Serpens	Ser	the Serpent	Serpentis	Equatorial sky	View (2)
Sextans	Sex	the Sextant	Sextantis	Equatorial sky	View
Taurus	Tau	the Bull	Tauri	Equatorial sky	View
Telescopium	Tel	the Telescope	Telescopii	Southern sky	View
Triangulum	Tri	the Triangle	Trianguli	Northern sky	View
Triangulum Australe	TrA	the Southern Triangle	Trianguli Australis	Southern sky	View
Tucana	Tuc	the Toucan	Tucanae	Southern sky	View
Ursa Major	UMa	the Great Bear	Ursae Majoris	Northern sky	View
Ursa Minor	UMi	the Little Bear	Ursae Minoris	Northern sky	View
Vela	Vel	the Sails	Velorum	Southern sky	View
Virgo	Vir	the Maiden	Virginis	Equatorial sky	View
Volans	Vol	the Flying Fish	Volantis	Southern sky	View
Vulpecula	Vul	the Fox	Vulpeculae	Northern sky	View

All 88 constellations are sky regions. Serpens has two separate chart sections within one constellation.