The Classical

Constellations
The 48 Classical Constellations
From Ptolemy’s Almagest:

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21 Northern Constellations:
 Andromeda:
located in the northern sky,
between Cassiopeia's W asterism and
the Great Square of Pegasus.
21 Northern Constellation:
 Aquila:
 located in the northern sky, near the celestial
equator
21 Northern Constellations:
 Auriga:
lies in the northern hemisphere. Its
name means “the charioteer” in Latin
21 Northern Constellations:
 Boötes:
lies in the northern hemisphere. It is one
of the largest constellations in the sky.
21 Northern Constellation:
 Cassiopeia:
is the 25th largest constellation in
the night sky, and it lies in the first
quadrant of the northern hemisphere
21 Northern Constellations:
 Cepheus:
lies in the northern hemisphere and
was named after the mythical
King Cepheus of Aethiopia.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Corona Borealis:
Located in the northern sky, small
but recognizable. Its name mean
“The Northern Crown” in Latin.
21 Northern Constellation:
 Cygnus:
One of the recognizable northern
constellation that features a shape
know as the Northern Cross. Its name
means ‘sawn’ in Latinized Greek
word.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Delphinus:
located in the northern sky and it is one
of the smallest constellations. Its name
means “the dolphin” in Latin.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Draco:
lies in the northern sky and it is one
of the largest constellations in the
sky. The constellation's name means
“the dragon” in Latin.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Equuleus:
lies in the northern sky. Its
name means “little horse” or
“foal” in Latin.
21 Northern Constellation:
 Hercules:
named after Hercules, the
Roman mythological hero and
it’s the fifth largest modern
constellation.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Lyra:
lies in the northern sky. It
represents the lyre, a musical
instrument with strings.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Ophiuchus:
Originally the 13th zodiacal
constellation, however due to an
astronomical phenomenon, the
constellations no longer line up the
way they used to.
21 Northern Constellation:
 Pegasus:
lies in the northern hemisphere it
is one of the largest constellations
in the sky. Named after the
winged horse in Greek
mythology.
21 Northern Constellation:
 Perseus:
lies in the northern sky, next to
Andromeda. It was named after
the hero Perseus in Greek
mythology.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Sagitta:
lies in the northern sky. Its name
means “the arrow” in Latin.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Serpens:
Its name means “the serpent” in
Latin and unique among
the constellations in that it is
divided into two separate pieces
which are considered part of the
same constellation.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Triangulum:
lies in the northern sky and its name is
Latin for "triangle", derived from its
three brightest stars, which form a
long and narrow triangle.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Ursa Major:
lies in the northern sky. Its name
means “the great bear,” or “the larger
bear,” in Latin. It’s the largest in the
northern constellation and the 3rd in the
sky.
21 Northern Constellations:
 Ursa Minor:
es in the northern sky. The
constellation's name means “the
smaller bear,” or “the lesser bear,” in
Latin. May look like a ladle hence
the term “little dipper”
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Aries:
one of the constellations of the
zodiac. It is located in the northern
celestial hemisphere and the
name Aries is Latin for ram.
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Aquarius:
located in the southern hemisphere
and its name in Latin means “water-
carrier”.
One of the oldest recognized in the
constellation along zodiacs.
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Cancer:
Its name is Latin for crab and it is
commonly represented as one.
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Capricorn:
Its name is Latin for "horned goat"
or "goat horn" and it is commonly
represented in the form of a sea-goat.
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Gemini:
is Latin for twins, and refers to the
two brightest stars in this
constellation which is Castor and
Pollux in classical mythology. 
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Leo:
between Cancer to the west and
Virgo the maiden to the east. Its
name is Latin for lion.
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Libra:
Its name is Latin for weighing scales
and between Virgo to the west and
Scorpius to the east
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Pisces:
Its name is the Latin plural for fish.
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Sagittarius:
lies in the southern sky. It represents
the archer. 
Sagittarius is usually depicted as a
centaur holding a bow and arrow.
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Scorpius:
lies in the southern sky. It represents
the scorpion and is associated with
the story of Orion in Greek
mythology.
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Taurus:
Latin for bull and it is a large and
prominent constellation in the
northern hemisphere's winter sky.
12 Zodiacal Constellations:
 Virgo:
Its name is Latin for virgin
and it is the second-
largest constellation in the sky and
the largest constellation in the
zodiac.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Ara:
a small constellation located in the
southern sky.
Its name means “the altar” in Latin
and it represents the altar used by
Zeus and other Greek gods.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Argo Navis:
large constellation in the southern
sky
that has since been divided into the
three constellations of Carina,
Puppis and Vela.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Canis Major:
lies in the southern sky. Its name
means “the greater dog” in Latin
and it represents the bigger dog
following Orion, the hunter in Greek
mythology.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Canis Minor:
Its name means “the smaller dog” or
“lesser dog” in Latin.
It is one of the dogs following Orion.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Centaurus:
located in the southern hemisphere.
It is one of the Greek constellations. 
Centaurus is the 9th largest
constellations in the sky.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Cetus:
Also known as the Whale, it is the 4th
largest constellations in the sky.
The constellation was named
after Cetus, the sea monster from the
Greek myth about Andromeda.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Corona Australis:
a small, faint constellation in the
southern sky.
Its name means “the southern
crown” in Latin. It is located
between the constellations
Sagittarius and Scorpius.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Corvus:
is located in the southern sky. Its
name means “crow” or “raven” in
Latin
and it represents Apollo's sacred bird
in Greek mythology.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Crater:
 located in the southern sky. Its name
means “the cup” in Latin.
It represents the cup of the Greek
god Apollo.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Eridanus:
in the southern hemisphere and it is
represented as a river.
 It is the 6th largest of
the constellations.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Hydra:
the water snake, is the largest and
longest constellation in the sky.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Lepus:
just under the feet of Orion, the
constellation's name means “the
hare” in Latin.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Lupus:
lies in the southern hemisphere,
between Centaurus and Scorpius.
Its name means “the wolf” in Latin.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Orion:
one of the brightest and best known
constellations in the night sky.
Also known as the Hunter, as it is
associated with one in Greek
mythology.
15 Southern Constellations:
 Pisces Austrinus:
lies in the southern sky. Its name
means “the southern fish” in Latin.
The constellation is sometimes also
called Piscis Australis.