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- Andromeda (constellation) [r]: Constellation in the northern sky, which is surrounded by Auriga, Perseus, Aries, Cetus, Eridanus, Orion and Gemini. [e]
- Antlia [r]: Constellation in the southern sky, which is surrounded by Hydra, Pyxis, Vela and Centaurus. [e]
- Apus [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Musca and Pavo, first defined in the late sixteenth century, its name meaning 'no feet' in Greek. [e]
- Aquarius [r]: Constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere near Pisces and Aquila, the 11th member of the zodiac, its name is Latin for 'water-bearer' or 'cup-bearer'. [e]
- Aquila [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere and the Milky Way near Aquarius and Serpens Cauda, its name is Latin for 'eagle'. [e]
- Ara [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the constellations Norma and Telescopium, its name is Latin for 'altar'. [e]
- Aries [r]: A constellation in the northern sky symbolized by a ram. [e]
- Auriga [r]: A constellation in the northern sky. [e]
- Boötes [r]: Northern sky constellation with 140 stars including Arcturus (α Bootis), the 3rd brightest star in the night sky. [e]
- Caelum [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus, its name means 'the chisel' in Latin. [e]
- Camelopardalis [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere in the large space between Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Perseus, its name is Latin for 'giraffe'. [e]
- Cancer (constellation) [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Leo and Gemini, fourth member of the zodiac, its name is Latin for 'crab'. [e]
- Canes Venatici [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Ursa Major and Boötes, under the handle of the Big Dipper, its name is Latin for 'hunting dogs'. [e]
- Canis Major [r]: A southern constellation containing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, symbolized as a large dog. [e]
- Canis Minor [r]: A constellation in the northern sky symbolized as a little dog. [e]
- Capricornus [r]: A constellation in the southern sky. It is surrounded by Aquarius, Aquila, Sagittarius, Microscopium and Piscis Austrinus. [e]
- Carina [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Volans and Vela that contains the star Canopus, its name is Latin for 'keel'. [e]
- Cassiopeia [r]: W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Andromeda and Cepheus, named after the wife of Cepheus king of the Ethiopians, in Greek mythology. [e]
- Centaurus [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Vela and Lupus, named after the race of creatures, part horse and part man, living in the mountains of Thessaly and Arcadia, Greek mythology. [e]
- Cepheus [r]: A constellation in the northern sky. [e]
- Cetus [r]: Constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Eridanus, its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology. [e]
- Chamaeleon [r]: Constellation in the southern polar region near Apus and Mensa, named after the chameleon, a form of lizard. [e]
- Circinus [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe, its name is Latin for 'compass'. [e]
- Columba [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Caelum and Puppis, its name is Latin for 'Dove'. [e]
- Coma Berenices [r]: Constellation in the northern sky near Boötes and Leo that contains a prominent cluster of galaxies and the north pole of the Milky Way, its name is Latin for 'Berenice's Hair'. [e]
- Constellation [r]: An officially recognised formation of stars, such as the Big Dipper or Orion. [e]
- Corona Australis [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Telescopium and Sagittarius, its name is Latin for 'Southern Crown'. [e]
- Corona Borealis [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Hercules and Boötes, its name is Latin for 'Northern Crown'. [e]
- Corvus [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Crater and Virgo, its name is Latin for 'Crow'. [e]
- Crater (constellation) [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus, its name is Latin for 'mixing bowl'. [e]
- Crux [r]: A constellation in the southern sky with 54 stars, symbolized as the Southern Cross. [e]
- Cygnus [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lacerta and Lyra, containing the star Deneb, its name is Latin for 'Swan'. [e]
- Delphinus [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila, its name is Latin for 'Dolphin'. [e]
- Dorado [r]: Constellation of the Southern Hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor, containing a great portion of the large Magellanic Cloud, its name is Spanish for 'dolphinfish'. [e]
- Draco (constellation) [r]: Constellation in the polar region of the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Ursa Major, its name is Latin for 'Dragon'. [e]
- Equuleus [r]: Northern Hemisphere constellation near Aquarius, right ascension 21 hours, declination 10° north, its name is Latin for 'Little Horse'. [e]
- Eridanus [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus, its name is from the mythical river associated with the myth of Phaeton, in Greek mythology. [e]
- Fornax [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Sculptor and Eridanus, its name is Latin for 'furnace'. [e]
- Gemini [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere containing the stars Castor and Pollux, the third member of the zodiac, its name is Latin for 'Twins'. [e]
- Grus [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Indus and Phoenix, its name is Latin for 'crane'. [e]
- Hercules (constellation) [r]: Northern constellation located between Lyra and Corona Borealis, named after the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles. [e]
- Horologium [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydrus, Eridanus, and Reticulum, its name is Latin for 'horologe', a form of ship's clock. [e]
- Hydra (constellation) [r]: Stellar onstellation in the equatorial region of the southern sky near Cancer, Libra, and Centaurus, from Greek (water snake). [e]
- Hydrus [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Tucana and Mensa, its name is Latin for 'male water snake' (not to be confused with hydra). [e]
- Indus [r]: a constellation in the southern sky. [e]
- Lacerta [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cygnus and Andromeda, its name is Latin for 'lizard'. [e]
- Leo Minor [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Leo and Ursa Major, its name is Latin for 'smaller lion'. [e]
- Leo [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cancer and Virgo, containing the bright stars Regulus and Denebola, the fifth member of the zodiac, its name is Latin for 'Lion'. [e]
- Lepus [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Orion and Columba, its name is Latin for 'hare'. [e]
- Libra [r]: Zodiac constellation in the southern sky. [e]
- Lupus [r]: Constellation of stars in the Southern Hemisphere near Centaurus and Scorpius, its name is Latin for 'wolf'. [e]
- Lynx [r]: Constellation in the northern sky near Ursa Major and Auriga, named after the lynx, a genus of cat. [e]
- Lyra [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cygnus and Hercules and containing Vega, its name is Latin for 'lyre'. [e]
- Mensa (constellation) [r]: Southern constellation between Hydrus and Volans, its name is Latin for 'table'. [e]
- Messier object [r]: Systematic list of nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters, first compiled and published in 1771 by Charles Messier, it originally contained 45 objects, later superseded by the New General Catalogue (NGC). [e]
- Microscopium [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, its name is Latin for 'microscope'. [e]
- Monoceros [r]: A constellation in the southern sky. [e]
- Musca [r]: Constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Apus and Carina, its name is Latin for 'fly'. [e]
- NGC 5904 [r]: A globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. [e]
- NGC 6611 [r]: A young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. [e]
- Norma [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere within the Milky Way near Lupus and Ara, its name is Latin for 'carpenter's square'. [e]
- Octans [r]: Constellation that includes the southern celestial pole, its name is Latin for the eighth part of a circle, but it is actually named after the 'octant', a navigational instrument. [e]
- Ophiuchus [r]: A constellation in the southern sky. [e]
- Orion [r]: A constellation in the southern sky. [e]
- Pavo [r]: Constellation in the southern sky with 129 stars, symbolized as a peacock. [e]
- Pegasus [r]: Northern constellation lying SW of Andromeda and SE of Cygnus, named for the mythological winged horse Pegasus. [e]
- Perseus [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Auriga, named after the legendary hero in Greek mythology. [e]
- Phoenix [r]: Constellation in the southern sky. [e]
- Pictor [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Columba and Dorado, its name in Latin means 'to paint', with the symbol, a painter's easel. [e]
- Pisces [r]: Constellation in the equatorial region of the Northern Hemisphere near Aries and Pegasus, the 12th member of the zodiac, its name is Latin for 'fish'. [e]
- Piscis Austrinus [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Grus, its name is Latin for 'southern fish'. [e]
- Puppis [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Canis Major and Pyxis, its name is Latin for the 'poop deck' on a ship. [e]
- Pyxis [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, near Antlia and Puppis, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass. [e]
- Reticulum [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Dorado and Horologium, its name is Latin for 'net'. [e]
- Sagittarius [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Capricorn, the ninth member of the zodiac, its name is Latin for 'archer'. [e]
- Sagitta [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aquila and Vulpecula, its name is Latin for 'arrow'. [e]
- Scorpius [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Libra and Sagittarius, containing the bright red star Antares, and the eighth member of the zodiac, its name is Latin for 'scorpion'. [e]
- Sculptor (constellation) [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix, originally named Apparatus Sculptoris, it was shortened to Sculptor. [e]
- Scutum [r]: Southern constellation, right ascension 19 hours, declination 10° south, its name is Latin for 'shield'. [e]
- Sextans [r]: Constellation in the equatorial region of the sky near Leo and Hydra, its name is Latin for 'sextant', an astronomical instrument. [e]
- Taurus [r]: Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Orion and Aries, the second member of the zodiac, its name is Latin for 'bull'. [e]
- Telescopium [r]: Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere between Pavo and Sagittarius, its name is the Latinized form of the Greek word for 'telescope'. [e]
- Triangulum Australe [r]: Constellation in the polar region of the southern sky near Apus and Norma, its name is Latin for 'southern triangle'. [e]
- Triangulum [r]: Constellation in the northern sky near Aries and Andromeda, its name is Latin for 'triangle'. [e]
- Tucana [r]: Constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Indus and Hydrus, containing the smaller Magellanic Clouds, its name is Latin for 'toucan'. [e]
- Ursa Major [r]: Is a constellation in the northern sky (engl. Great Bear). [e]
- Ursa Minor [r]: Constellation in the northen sky, having the shape of a ladle with Polaris at the tip of its handle, its name is Latin for 'little bear'. [e]
- Vela [r]: A constellation in the southern sky. [e]
- Virgo [r]: Constellation in the region of the celestial equator between Leo and Libra, the sixth member of the zodiac, its name is Latin for 'virgin'. [e]
- Volans [r]: Constellation in the polar region of the celestial Southern Hemisphere near Carina and Dorado, its name is Latin for 'flying fish', having being shortened from Piscis Volans. [e]
- Vulpecula [r]: Constellation in the celestial Northern Hemisphere near Cygnus and Sagitta, its name is Latin for 'little fox'. [e]
