The Celestial 88 Constellations and alternate spellings
Andromeda Androméde Antlia Machine Pneumatique; Luftpumpe; Máquina Neumática; Antlia Pneumatica Apus Oiseau de Paradis; Paradiesvogel (Paradisvogel); Ave del Paraíso; L'Ermite Aquarius Verseau; Wassermann; Acuario; Aquario Aquila Aigle; Adler; Aguila; A Aguia Ara Autel; Altar Aries Bélier; Widder; Carnero Auriga Cocher; Fuhrmann; Cochero; Cocheiro Boötes Bouvier; Bärenhüter; Boyero; Bootes; O Boieiro, Boots; Archtophylax Caelum Burin; Grabstichel; Cincel o El Buril; Camelopardalis Camelopardis; Camelopardal; Camelopardalus; Camelopardus; Camelopard; Cameelopard; Girafe; Giraffe; Jirafa; Giraffa Cancer Cancre; Écrevisse; Krebs; Cangrejo Canes Venatici Chiens de Chasse; Jagdhunde; Perros de Caza; Os Lebreiros Canis Major Grand Chien; Grosser Hund (Grosse Hund); Can Mayor; Caõ Maior Canis Minor Petit Chien; Kleiner Hund (Kleine Hund); Can Menor; Caõ Menor Capricornus Capricorn; Capricorne; Steinbock; Capricornio Carina Quille; Kiel des Schiffes; La Quilla Cassiopeia Cassiopée; Casiopea; Cassiepea; Cassiopea Centaurus Centaur; Centaure; Zentaur; Centauro Cepheus Céphée; Cefeo; Cepheo Cetus Baleine; Walfisch (Wallfisch); Ballena; Pistris; A Baleia Chamaeleon Chameleon; Caméléon; Chamäleon; Camaleón; Cameleon Circinus Compas; Zirkel; Compás Columba Colombe de Noé; Taube; Paloma, Columba Noachi Coma Berenices Chevelure de Berenice; Haar der Berenike; La Cabellera de Berenice; Haupthaar der Berenice; E Cabelleira de Berenice; das Haar der Berenice Corona Australis Couronne Australe; Südliche Krone Corona Borealis Couronne Boréale; Nördliche Krone; Corona Boreal; Nordliche Krone; A Coroa Corvus Corbeau; Rabe; Cuervo; O Corvo Crater Coupe; Becher; Copa; A Taca; Crux Croix; Kreuz des Südens; Cruz del Sur Cygnus Cygne; Schwan; Cisne; O Cysne Delphinus Dauphin; Delphin; Delfín; O Golfinho Dorado Dorade; Goldfisch; Golfinho; Schwerd Fisch; Xiphias Draco Dragon; Drache; Dragón; O Dragõ Equuleus Petit Cheval; Füllen; Caballito o Potrillo; Cavallo Menor Eridanus Eridan; Fluss Eridanus (Eridanus Fluss) ; Eridano; Fluvius Eridanus Fornax Fourneau; Chemischer Ofen; Horno; Chemische Apparat; chemische Ofen Gemini Gémeaux; Zwillinge; Geminis; Gemelos Grus Grue; Kranich; Grulla; Gans Hercules Hercule; Herkules Horologium Orloge; Pendeluhr (Pendel Uhr); Reloj Hydra Hydre Femelle; Wasserschlange; Hidra Hembra; A Hydra; grosse Wasserschlange Hydrus Hydre Mâle; Kleine Wasserschlange; Hidra Macho Indus Indien; Indianer; Inder; Indio Lacerta Lézard; Eidechse; (O) Lagarto, Eidexe Leo Lion; Löwe; León; Leao; der grosse Löwe Leo Minor Petit Lion; Kleiner Löwe, León Menor, Kleine Löwe, Leaõ Menor Lepus Lièvre; Hase (Haase); Liebre; (A) Lebre Libra Balance; Waage; Balanza; Wage Lupus Loup; Wolf; Lobo Lynx Luchs; Lynce; Lince; Lux; Linx Lyra Lyre; Leier; Lira; Leyer Mensa Montagne de la Table; Tafelberg; Mesa Microscopium Microscope; Mikroskop; Microscopio; Mikroscop Monoceros Unicorn; Licorne; Einhorn; Unicornio Musca Mouche; Fliege; Mosca; Biene Norma Équerre; Lineal, Winkelmass; Escuadra Octans Octant; Octant; Oktant Ophiuchus Ophiucus, Serpentaire; Serpentarius; Schlangenträger; Ofiuco; O Serpentario; Sarpentarius Orion Pavo Paon; Pfau; Pegasus Pégase; Pegaso Perseus Persée; Perseo Phoenix Phénix; Fénix; Phönix Pictor Palette; Malerstaffelei; Caballete de Pintor; Maler Staffel Pisces Poisson Australe; Südlicher Fisch; Piscis Australis; Südliche Fisch Piscis Austrinus Fische; Piscis Puppis Poupe; Schiff Pyxis Compas de Mer; Schiffskompass; Compas; Pyxis Nautica; Seecompas; Seecompass Reticulum Reticule; Netz; Rhomboid Netz; Sagitta Flèche; Pfeil; A Flecha Sagittarius Sagittaire; Schütze; Schütz; Sagitario Scorpius Scorpio; Scorpion; Skorpion; Escorpio Sculptor Sculpteur; Bildhauer (Bildhauer Werkstadt); Officina Sculptoris; Bildhauerwerkstätte Scutum Écu; Schild; Escudo de Sobieski; Sobieskische Schild; Scutum Sobiesci Serpens Serpent; Schlange; Anguis; A Serpente Sextans Sextant; Sextans Uraniæ; O Sextante Taurus Taureau; Stier; Tauro Telescopium Télescope; Teleskop; Tubus Astronomicus; Tubus Triangulum Triangle Australe; Südliches Dreick, Triangel(in Riedig?) Triangulum Australe Triangle; Dreieck ; Triangel; Triangula; O Triangulo Tucana Toucan; Tukan; Tucan Ursa Major Grande Ourse; Grosser Bär; Ursa Maior; Grosse Bär Ursa Minor Petite Ourse; Kleiner Bär, Kleine Bär; Ursa Menor Vela Voile; Segel Virgo Vierge; Jungfrau Volans Poisson Volant; Fliegender Fisch, Pisces Volans Vulpecula Renard; Füchslein; Fuchs; Araposa; A Raposa
Obsolete, Former and Extinct Constellations and alternate spellings
Antinous Antinoo Apis Argo Navis Carina; Navis; Navire; Schiff Argo; Argo Battery of Volta Cancer Minor Cerberus Corona Firmiana Custos Messium Erndtehüter Felis Le Chat; Katze Frederici Honores Honores Friderici; Friedrichs Ehre; Friedrichsehre Gallus Globus Aerostaticus Luftballon; Ballon Jordanus Iordanus Lilium Lochium Funis; Lochleine; Logleine Machina Electrica Electrische Maschine; Elektrisir Maschine; Electrisismachine Malus Mons Maenalus Berg Manalus Musca Borealis Noctua Officina Typographica Buchdrucker Werkstadt, l'Atelier de l'imprimeur; Buchdruckerpresse Phoenicopterus Polophylax Psalterium Georgii Georgsharse; Harse Quadrans Muralis Quadrant, Mauer Quadrant; Mauerquadrant Ramus Pomifer Robur Carolinum Eiche Carl II; Karlseiche Sceptrum Brandenburgicum Scepter; Brandenburgische Scepter; Septer Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae Solarium Solitaire Turdus Solitarius; Einseidler Tarandus vel Rangifer Renne; Renthier; Rennthier; Renna Taurus Poniatovii Taurus Poniatowski; Touro Real de Poniatowski, Poniatowskischer Stier, der polnische Stier Telescopium Herschelii Tubus Herschelii; Telescopio de Herschel; Herschelsche Teleskop Testudo Tigris Tigris Fluvius Triangulum Minor
Other Objects
Milky Way Via Lactea Small Magellanic Cloud Kleine Wolke Large Magellanic Cloud Grosse Wolke Cor Caroli (a double star in the Canes Venatici constellation)
List of plate numbers most commonly used in star atlases
1. The Northern Hemisphere. 2. Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Renne, Custos Messium, Ursa Minor, and Draco. 3. Andromeda, Perseus, Triangulum, and Frederici Honores. 4. Auriga, Camelopardalis, and Telescope. 5. Lynx and Leo Minor. 6. Ursa Major. 7. Quadrans Muralis, Bootes, Canes Venatici, and Coma Berenices. 8. Hercules and Corona. 9. Serpentarius and Serpens. 10. Aquila, Antinous, Sagitta, Vulpecula, and Delphinus. 11. Lyra, Cygnus, Lacerta, and Vulpecula. 12. Pegasus, Equuleus, and Delphinus. 13. Aries. 14. Taurus. 15. Gemini. 16. Cancer. 17. Leo. 18. Virgo. 19. Libra and Scorpio. 20. Sagittarius. 21. Capricorn and Aquarius. 22. Pisces. 23. Cetus. 24. Eridanus, Orion, Sceptrum Brandenburgium, and Lepus. 25. Monoceros, Canes Major, and Canes Minor. 26. Hydra, Crater, and Sextant. 27. Hydra and Corbus. 28. Southern Hemisphere. 29. Planisphere of the Southern Stars. 30. Planisphere to locate the most significant stars by direction.
The Classical 48 (from Ptolemy’s Almagestum)
21 Northern Constellations
Andromeda Cygnus Pegasus Aquila Delphinus Perseus Auriga Draco Sagitta Boötes Equuleus Serpens Cassiopeia Hercules Triangulum Cepheus Lyra Ursa Major Corona Borealis Ophiuchus Ursa Minor
12 Zodiacal Constellations
Aries Gemini Sagittarius Aquarius Leo Scorpius Cancer Libra Taurus Capricornus Pisces Virgo
15 Southern Constellations
Ara Cetus Hydra Argo Navis Corona Australis Lepus Canis Major Corvus Lupus Canis Minor Crater Orion Centaurus Eridanus Pisces Austrinus