Appendix c modern constellations – iOptron GoToNova 8401 User Manual
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APPENDIX C
Modern Constellations
constellation abbreviation
genitive
origin
Andromeda
And
Andromedae
ancient (
Ptolemy
)
Antlia
Ant
Antliae
1763,
Lacaille
Apus
Aps
Apodis
1603,
Uranometria
, created by
Keyser
and
de
Houtman
Aquarius
Aqr
Aquarii
ancient (
Ptolemy
)
Aquila
Aql
Aquilae
ancient (
Ptolemy
)
Ara
Ara
Arae
ancient (
Ptolemy
)
Aries
Ari
Arietis
ancient (
Ptolemy
)
Auriga
Aur
Aurigae
ancient (
Ptolemy
)
Boötes
Boo
Boötis
ancient (
Ptolemy
)
Caelum
Cae
Caeli
1763,
Lacaille
Camelopardalis
Cam
Camelopardalis
1624,
Bartsch
[2]
Cancer
Cnc
Cancri
ancient (
Ptolemy
)
Canes Venatici
CVn
Canum
Venaticorum
1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum,
Hevelius
Canis Major
CMa
Canis Majoris
ancient (
Ptolemy
)