Home Constellation Jigsaw Puzzles Championship Table Constellations Models Support Forum Buy Links Contact   The Constellations List Of Constellations Why Memorise Constellations     List Of Constellations   This table lists the 88 constellations. The columns are self explanatory. The Size Rank column gives the ranking of the constellation in terms of area covered in the sky, where rank 1 is the biggest constellation and 88 the smallest. Amongst the best known of constellations, it is surprising to learn that Crux, the Southern Cross is the smallest constellation of them all!   No. Constellation English Name Size Rank 1 Andromeda Andromeda 19 2 Antlia Air Pump 62 3 Apus Bird of Paradise 67 4 Aquarius Water Carrier 10 5 Aquila Eagle 22 6 Ara Altar 63 7 Aries Ram 39 8 Auriga Charioteer 21 9 Bootes Herdsman 13 10 Caelum Chisel 81 11 Camelopardalis Giraffe 18 12 Cancer Crab 31 13 Canes Venatici Hunting Dogs 38 14 Canis Major Big Dog 43 15 Canis Minor Little Dog 71 16 Capricornus Goat (Capricorn) 40 17 Carina Keel 34 18 Cassiopeia Cassiopeia 25 19 Centaurus Centaur 9 20 Cepheus Cepheus 27 21 Cetus Whale 4 22 Chamaleon Chameleon 78 23 Circinus Compasses 85 24 Columba Dove 54 25 Coma Berenices Berenice's Hair 42 26 Corona Australis Southern Crown 80 27 Corona Borealis Northern Crown 72 28 Corvus Crow 70 29 Crater Cup 53 30 Crux Southern Cross 88 31 Cygnus Swan 16 32 Delphinus Dolphin 69 33 Dorado Goldfish 73 34 Draco Dragon 8 35 Equuleus Little Horse 87 36 Eridanus River 6 37 Fornax Furnace 41 38 Gemini Twins 30 39 Grus Crane 45 40 Hercules Hercules 5 41 Horologium Clock 58 42 Hydra Hydra (Sea Serpent) 1 43 Hydrus Water Serpent (male Sea Serpent) 61 44 Indus Indian 49   No. Constellation English Name Size Rank 45 Lacerta Lizard 68 46 Leo Lion 12 47 Leo Minor Smaller Lion 64 48 Lepus Hare 51 49 Libra Balance 29 50 Lupus Wolf 46 51 Lynx Lynx 28 52 Lyra Lyre 52 53 Mensa Table 75 54 Microscopium Microscope 66 55 Monoceros Unicorn 35 56 Musca Fly 77 57 Norma Square 74 58 Octans Octant 50 59 Ophiucus Serpent Holder 11 60 Orion Orion 26 61 Pavo Peacock 44 62 Pegasus Winged Horse 7 63 Perseus Perseus 24 64 Phoenix Phoenix 37 65 Pictor Easel 59 66 Pisces Fishes 14 67 Pisces Austrinus Southern Fish 60 68 Puppis Stern 20 69 Pyxis Compass 65 70 Reticulum Reticle 82 71 Sagitta Arrow 86 72 Sagittarius Archer 15 73 Scorpius Scorpion 33 74 Sculptor Sculptor 36 75 Scutum Shield 84 76 Serpens Serpent 23 77 Sextans Sextant 47 78 Taurus Bull 17 79 Telescopium Telescope 57 80 Triangulum Triangle 79 81 Triangulum Australe Southern Triangle 83 82 Tucana Toucan 48 83 Ursa Major Great Bear 3 84 Ursa Minor Little Bear 56 85 Vela Sails 32 86 Virgo Virgin 2 87 Volans Flying Fish 76 88 Vulpecula Fox 55 Copyright © 2009 - 2010 Starwaders Technology Services cc. All rights reserved. info@starwaders.com - South Africa (27) 83 303 2840 - 208 Catharina Street, La Montagne, Pretoria          Privacy Policy