The constellation around the N celestial pole. Its brightest star is Polaris.
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Group
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Total
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Constellations
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Ursa Major
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10
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Ursa Major Ursa Minor Draco Canes Venatici Bootes Coma Berenices Corona Borealis Camelopardalis Lynx Leo Minor
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Zodiac
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12
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Leo Virgo Libra Scorpius Sagittarius Capricornus Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer
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Perseus
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09
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Cassiopeia Cepheus Andromeda Perseus Pegasus Cetus Auriga Lacerta Triangulum
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Hercules
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19
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Hercules Sagitta Aquila Lyra Cygnus Vulpecula Hydra Sextans Crater Corvus Ophiuchus Serpens Scutum Centaurus Lupus Corona Australis Ara Triangulum Australe Crux
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Orion
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05
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Orion Canis Major Canis Minor Monoceros Lepus
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Heavenly Waters
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09
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Delphinus Equuleus Eridanus Piscis Austrinus Carina Puppis Vela Pyxis Columba
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Johann Bayer
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11
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Hydrus Dorado Volans Apus Pavo Grus Phoenix Tucana Indus Chamaeleon Musca
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LaCaille
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13
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Norma Circinus Telescopium Microscopium Sculptor Fornax Caelum Horologium Octans Mensa Reticulum Pictor Antlia
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link: http://www.seds.org/Maps/Const/const_family.html Constellations Grouped by Location (Quadrants of Midpoints)
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Quad
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Total
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Constellations
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NQ1
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08
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Pisces Andromeda Cassiopeia Triangulum Aries Perseus Taurus Orion
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NQ2
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10
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Auriga Monoceros Gemini Canis Minor Lynx Cancer Camelopardalis Leo Minor Leo Ursa Major
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NQ3
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08
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Coma Berenices Canes Venatici Boötes Ursa Minor Draco Corona Borealis Serpens Hercules
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NQ4
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10
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Lyra Sagitta Aquila Vulpecula Cygnus Delphinus Equuleus Cepheus Lacerta Pegasus
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SQ1
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14
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Sculptor Phoenix Cetus Hydrus Fornax Horologium Eridanus Reticulum Caelum Dorado Mensa Lepus Pictor Columba
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SQ2
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11
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Canis Major Puppis Volans Carina Pyxis Vela Sextans Antlia Chamaeleon Crater Hydra
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SQ3
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14
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Corvus Crux Musca Centaurus Virgo Circinus Libra Lupus Norma Triangulum Australe Apus Scorpius Ara Ophiuchus
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SQ4
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13
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Corona Australis Scutum Sagittarius Telescopium Pavo Microscopium Capricornus Indus Piscis Austrinus Aquarius Grus Octans Tucana
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constellation
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abbreviation
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genitive
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origin
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Andromeda
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And
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Andromedae
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Antlia
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Ant
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Antliae
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1763, Lacaille
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Apus
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Aps
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Apodis
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Aquarius
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Aqr
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Aquarii
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Aquila
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Aql
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Aquilae
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Ara
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Ara
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Arae
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Aries
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Ari
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Arietis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Auriga
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Aur
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Aurigae
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Boötes
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Boo
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Boötis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Caelum
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Cae
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Caeli
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1763, Lacaille
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Camelopardalis
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Cam
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Camelopardalis
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1624, Bartsch
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Cancer
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Cnc
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Cancri
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Canes Venatici
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CVn
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Canum Venaticorum
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1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
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Canis Major
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CMa
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Canis Majoris
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Canis Minor
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CMi
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Canis Minoris
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Capricornus
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Cap
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Capricorni
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Carina
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Car
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Carinae
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1763, Lacaille, split from Argo Navis
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Cassiopeia
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Cas
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Cassiopeiae
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Centaurus
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Cen
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Centauri
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Cepheus
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Cep
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Cephei
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Cetus
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Cet
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Ceti
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Chamaeleon
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Cha
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Chamaeleontis
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Circinus
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Cir
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Circini
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1763, Lacaille
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Columba
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Col
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Columbae
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1679, Royer, split from Canis Major
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Coma Berenices
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Com
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Comae Berenices
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1603, Uranometria, split from Leo
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Corona Australis
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CrA
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Coronae Australis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Corona Borealis
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CrB
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Coronae Borealis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Corvus
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Crv
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Corvi
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Crater
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Crt
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Crateris
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Crux
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Cru
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Crucis
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1603, Uranometria, split from Centaurus
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Cygnus
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Cyg
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Cygni
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Delphinus
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Del
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Delphini
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Dorado
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Dor
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Doradus
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Draco
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Dra
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Draconis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Equuleus
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Equ
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Equulei
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Eridanus
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Eri
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Eridani
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Fornax
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For
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Fornacis
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1763, Lacaille
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Gemini
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Gem
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Geminorum
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Grus
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Gru
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Gruis
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Hercules
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Her
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Herculis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Horologium
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Hor
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Horologii
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1763, Lacaille
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Hydra
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Hya
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Hydrae
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Hydrus
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Hyi
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Hydri
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Indus
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Ind
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Indi
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Lacerta
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Lac
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Lacertae
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1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
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Leo
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Leo
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Leonis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Leo Minor
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LMi
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Leonis Minoris
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1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
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Lepus
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Lep
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Leporis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Libra
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Lib
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Librae
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Lupus
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Lup
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Lupi
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Lynx
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Lyn
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Lyncis
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1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
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Lyra
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Lyr
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Lyrae
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Mensa
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Men
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Mensae
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1763, Lacaille
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Microscopium
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Mic
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Microscopii
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1763, Lacaille
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Monoceros
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Mon
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Monocerotis
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1624, Bartsch
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Musca
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Mus
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Muscae
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Norma
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Nor
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Normae
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1763, Lacaille
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Octans
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Oct
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Octantis
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1763, Lacaille
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Ophiuchus
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Oph
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Ophiuchi
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Orion
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Ori
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Orionis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Pavo
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Pav
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Pavonis
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Pegasus
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Peg
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Pegasi
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Perseus
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Per
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Persei
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Phoenix
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Phe
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Phoenicis
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Pictor
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Pic
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Pictoris
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1763, Lacaille
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Pisces
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Psc
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Piscium
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Piscis Austrinus
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PsA
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Piscis Austrini
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Puppis
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Pup
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Puppis
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1763, Lacaille, split from Argo Navis
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Pyxis
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Pyx
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Pyxidis
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1763, Lacaille
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Reticulum
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Ret
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Reticuli
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1763, Lacaille
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Sagitta
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Sge
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Sagittae
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Sagittarius
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Sgr
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Sagittarii
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Scorpius
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Sco
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Scorpii
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Sculptor
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Scl
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Sculptoris
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1763, Lacaille
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Scutum
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Sct
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Scuti
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1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
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Serpens
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Ser
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Serpentis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Sextans
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Sex
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Sextantis
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1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
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Taurus
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Tau
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Tauri
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Telescopium
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Tel
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Telescopii
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1763, Lacaille
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Triangulum
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Tri
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Trianguli
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Triangulum Australe
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TrA
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Trianguli Australis
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1603 Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Tucana
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Tuc
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Tucanae
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1603 Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Ursa Major
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UMa
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Ursae Majoris
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Ursa Minor
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UMi
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Ursae Minoris
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Vela
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Vel
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Velorum
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1763, Lacaille, split from Argo Navis
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Virgo
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Vir
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Virginis
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ancient (Ptolemy)
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Volans
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Vol
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Volantis
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1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de Houtman
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Vulpecula
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Vul
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Vulpeculae
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1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
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'Quad' designates the quadrant of the sky where N for North is associated to a positive Declination, and S for South for a negative one.
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