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Names and Standard Abbreviations of Constellations

The following list of constellation names and abbreviations is in accordance
with the resolutions of the International Astronomical Union (Trans. IAU, 1,
158; 4, 221; 9, 66 and 77). The boundaries of the constellations are listed
by E.  Delporte, on behalf of the IAU, in, Delimitation scientifique des
constellations (tables et cartes), Cambridge University Press, 1930; they
lie along the meridians of right ascension and paralleIs of declination for
the mean equator and equinox of 1875.0.

Nominative		Genitive	Nominative		Genitive
					
Andromeda	And	Andromedae	Lacerta	     Lac        Lacertae
Antlia	        Ant	Antliae	        Leo	     Leo	Leonis
Apus	        Aps	Apodis	        Leo Minor    LMi	Leonis Minoris
Aquarius	Aqr	Aquarii	        Lepus	     Lep	Leporis
Aquila	        Aql	Aquilae	        Libra	     Lib	Librae
Ara	        Ara	Arae	        Lupus	     Lup	Lupi
Argo (1)	Arg	Argus	        Lynx	     Lyn	Lyncis
Aries	        Ari	Arietis	        Lyra	     Lyr	Lyrae
Auriga	        Aur	Aurigae	        Mensa	     Men	Mensae
Bootes	        Boo	Bootis	        Microscopium Mic	Microscopii
Caelum	        Cae	Caeli	        Monoceros    Mon	Monocerotis
Camelopardalis	Cam	Camelopardalis	Musca	     Mus	Muscae
Cancer	        Cnc	Cancri	        Norma	     Nor	Normae
Canes Venatici	CVn	Canum           Octans       Oct	Octantis
                         Venaticorum
Canis Major	CMa	Canis Majoris	Ophiuchu     Oph	Ophiuchi
Canis Minor	CMi	Canis Minoris	Orion	     Ori	Orionis
Capricornus	Cap	Capricorni	Pave	     Pav	Pavonis
Carina	        Car	Carinae	        Pegasus	     Peg	Pegasi
Cassiopeia	Cas	Cassiopeiae	Perseus	     Per	Persei
Centaurus	Cen	Centauri	Phoenix	     Phe	Phoenicis
Cepheus	        Cep	Cephei	        Pictor	     Pic	Pictoris
Cetus	        Cet	Ceti	        Pisces	     Pse	Piscium
Chamaeleon	Cha	Chamaeleontis	Piscis 	     PsA	Piscis Austrini
                                         Austrinus (2)
Circinus	Cir	Circini	        Puppis	     Pup	Puppis
Columba	        Col	Columbae	Pyxis	     Pyx	Pyxidis
Coma Berenices	Com	Comae Berenices	Reticulum    Ret	Reticuli
Corona Austrina CrA	Coronae 	Sagitta	     Sge	Sagittae
           (2)           Austrinae (2)
Corona Borealis	CrB    Coronae Borealis Sagittarius  Sgr	Sagittarii
Corvus	        Crv	Corvi	        Scorpius     Sco	Scorpii
Crater	        Crt	Crateris	Sculptor     Scl	Sculptoris
Crux	        Cru	Crucis	        Scutum	Sct  Scuti
Cygnus	        Cyg	Cygni	        Serpens (3)  Ser	Serpentis
Delphinus	Del	Delphini	Sextans	     Sex	Sextantis
Dorado	        Dor	Doradus	        Taurus	     Tau	Tauri
Draco	        Dra	Draconis	Telescopium  Tel	Telescopii
Equuleus	Equ	Equulei	        Triangulum   Tri	Trianguli
Eridanus	Eri	Eridani	        Triangulum   TrA	Trianguli
Fornax	        For	Fornacis	 Australe		 Australis
Gemini	        Gem	Geminorum	Tucana	     Tuc	Tucanae
Grus	        Gru	Gruis	        Ursa Major   UMa	Ursae Majoris
Hercules	Her	Herculis	Ursa Minor   UMi	Ursae Minoris
Horologium	Hor	Horologii	Vela	     Vel	Velorum
Hydra	        Hya	Hydrae	        Virgo	     Vir	Virginis
Hydrus	        Hyi	Hydri	        Volans	     Vol	Volantis
Indus	        Ind	Indi	        Vulpecula    Vul	Vulpeculae


(1) In modern usage Argo is divided into Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
(2) Australis is sometimes used, in both nominative and genitive.
(3) Serpens may be divided into Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda.
    
Note also: LMC Large Magellanic Cloud  SMC Small Magellanic Cloud

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