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Andromeda
a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
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Antlia
a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela
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Apus
a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans
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Aquarius
a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces
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Aquila
a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
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Ara
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma
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Argo
formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
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Aries
a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
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Charioteer
a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way
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Bootes
a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major
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Caelum
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus
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Cancer
a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
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Canis Major
a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius
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Canis Minor
a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon
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Capricornus
a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius
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Carina
a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus
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Cassiopeia
a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris
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Centaurus
a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
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Cepheus
a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star
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Cetus
a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius
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Chamaeleon
a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
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Circinus
a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe
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Columba
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum
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Coma Berenices
a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies
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Corona Borealis
a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules
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Corvus
a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
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Crater
a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
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Cygnus
a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole
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Delphinus
a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila
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Dorado
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud
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Dragon
a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
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Eridanus
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus
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Fornax
a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix
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Gemini
a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic
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Great Bear
a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
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Crane
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
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Hercules
a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis
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Hydra
a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
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Hydrus
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole
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Indus
a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana
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Leo
a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo
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Lepus
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba
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Libra
a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius
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Little Bear
a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
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Lupus
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus
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Lyra
a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
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Mensa
a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
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Microscopium
a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius and Capricornus
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Musca
a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon
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Norma
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way
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Octans
the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole
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Ophiuchus
a large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius
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Hunter
a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
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Pavo
a small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara
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Pegasus
a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces
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Perseus
a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way
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Phoenix
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor
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Pictor
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba
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Pisces
a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries
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Puppis
a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat
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Pyxis
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
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Reticulum
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
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Sagitta
a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
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Sagittarius
a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus
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Scorpius
a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
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Sculptor
a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus
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Serpens
a constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis
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Crux Australis
a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
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Taurus
a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini
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Telescopium
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Ara
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Triangulum
a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries
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Triangulum Australe
a small bright constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus
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Tucana
a large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud
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Vela
a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis
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Virgo
a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra
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Volans
a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina
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Vulpecula
a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Sagitta