Constellation Museum Part 2

In this guide we'll discuss about Every Constellation in SpaceEngine. So Without Wasting any time Lets get started.
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01 - Andromeda

This is our first constellation And it is based on Greek Mythological Character, This is a Well known Constellation.

Specifications :

Abbreviation	And
Genitive	Andromedae
Meaning	Mythological Character, The Chained Lady
Visible / Main Stars	16
Neighbour Constellations	Persues, Cassiopeia, Lacerta, Pegasus Pisces, Traingulum.

Stellar Properties

It has 16 Visible Stars, 3 of them have Common or Traditional name and more details are Following:



Facts

1. The most famous and our Closest Galaxy Andromeda or M31 Comes in this constellation.

2. It has Meteor Shower in Every years Mid to late November

3. M31 Galaxy has 15 Satellite Galaxies Including Triangulum or M32 Galaxy .

02 - Antlia

This is a minor Constellation and Can be seen on Southern Celestial Hemisphere, it has only 3 Main Stars.

Properties

Abbreviation	Ant
Genitive	Antliae
Meaning	pump
Visible / Main Stars	3
Neighbour Constellations	Hydra, Pyxis, Vela and Centaurus.

Stellar Details



Facts

1. It is a Dull Constellation.

2. Stars named HD 93083 and WASP - 66 have their planets.

3. Face - on Unbarred Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997 , Dwarf Antlia Galaxy lies here.

03 - Apus

This is a Minor Constellation, Appears in Southern Sky.

Basic Details

Abbreviation	Aps
Genitive	Apodis
Meaning	bird of Paradise
Main / Visible Stars	4
Neighbour constellations	Ara, Triangulum Australe, Circinus, Musca Chamaeleon, Octans, Pavo

Stellar Details




Facts

1. It has an area, Where Some Blue Stragglers located. Blue Stragglers means They have much more blue Luminosity Than Normal.

2. It has very Faint Galaxy IC 4633.

3. A large and Hardly Visible Nebula Located around Alpha and Beta Apodis

04 - Aquarius

This is one of the Oldest Known Constellation and The Zodiac Aquarius is Based on it. This is a Large Constellation and has been Known for Several Thousand Years.

Basic Details

Abbreviation	Aqr
Genitive	Aquarii
Meaning	Water Bearer
Main / Visible stars	15
Neighbour Constellation	Pisces, Pegasus, Equuleus, Delphinius, Aquila Capricornus, Piscis Austrinus, Sculptor, Cetus

Stellar Details



Facts

1. This is one of the 12 Astrological Constellations.

2. It has Neighbourhood of Constellation Related to water Eg. Pisces, Cetus.

3. Two Famous Nebulae Saturn Nebula ( NGC 7009 ) located near Mu Aquarii and Second Helix Nebula ( NGC 7293 ) lies Near Delta Aquarii .

4. The Helix Nebula is Closest Planetary Nebula From Earth.

5. Galaxy NGC 7727 was Attraction point of Astronomers Due to Observation of Supernovae.

6. NGC 7252 is a Resultant Galaxy of Interaction of Two large Galaxies.

05 - Aquila

This Constellation can be seen in Northern Summer.

Basic Details

Abbreviation	Aql
Genitive	Aquilae
Meaning	The Eagle
Main / Visible stars	11
Neighbour Constellation	Saggita, Hercules, Ophiuchus, Serpens Cauda, scutum Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Delphinus

Stellar Details



Facts

1. Altair, Alshain and Tarazed Make a Balance Like thing in sky when we see from earth.

2. There are Planetary Nebulae Found here : NGC 5804, NGC 6781 and NGC 6751.

3. It contain Several Star Clusters, One of its Cluster NGC 6709 has almost 305 Members and one Giant star.

4. NASA's Pioneer 11 Space probe which was studied Jupiter and Saturn, Can Reach Near Lambda Aquilae in about 4 Million Years .

06 - Ara

This is a Southern Constellation.

Basic Details

Abbreviation	Ara
Genitive	Arae
Meaning	The Altar
Main / Visible stars	11
Neighbour Constellation	Corona Australis, Scorpius Norma, Triangulum Australe Apus, Pavo, Telescopium

Stellar Details



Facts

1. Ara Contains Westerlund 1 Super Star Cluster , Where its outskirts a Super giant Star Westerlund 1 - 26 is located. Which is one of the largest Star.

2. This Constellation lies close to the heart of Milky way Besides it has Two Spiral Galaxies : NGC 6215 and NGC 6221 Near Eta Arae

3. It has several Open and Globular Clusters, one of them is NGC 6397 Globular Cluster Which has 6.0 Magnitude and 10,500 Light years away From us. It means you can see it from earth.

4. One of its 2 planetary nebulae The Stingray Nebula, This is youngest known Nebula, The Light of its birth, was First observed in 1987 . Second Nebula NGC 6326 has Binary system.

07 - Aries

This is one of the Zodiac Constellation, which is located in Northern Sky Between Pisces and Taurus.

Basic Details

Abbreviation	Ari
Genitive	Arietis
Meaning	The Ram (Male Sheep)
Main / visible Stars	4
Neighbour Constellations	Perseus, Triangulum, Pisces, Cetus, Taurus

Stellar Details



Facts

1. Near Beta Arietis The Spiral Galaxy NGC 772 located.

2. E6 Elliptical galaxy NGC 821 found here.

3. it is one of the 12 Zodiac constellation.

4. The Star here HIP 14810 has 3 giant Exoplanets which are massive than 10 Times than Earth.

08 - Auriga

This constellation is connected with Taurus, can be seen in northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Abbreviation	Aur
Genitive	Aurigae
Meaning	The Charioteer
Main/ visible Stars	8
Neighbour Constellations	Camelopardalis, Persues, Taurus, Gemini, Lynx

Stellar Details



Facts

1. it has M36 Cluster which Contains 60 stars.

2. it has Several Galaxies and Other Deep Sky objects.

09 - Boötes

Boötes (boo - oh - tes ) is a northern Constellation and Has been Known for Ancient Ages.

Basic Details

Abbreviation	Boo
Genitive	Boötis
Meaning	Herdsman
Main / Visible Stars	12
Neighbours	Draco, Ursa Major, Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices Virgo, Serpens Caput, Hercules

Stellar Details



Facts

1. In 1999, an Exoplanet named Tau Boötis b was found Which was orbiting Tau Boötis.This Exoplanet Orbits its Star in just about 3 days.

2. In this constellation, There is a lot of stars with Single or Multi - Planetary System.

3.Exoplanet HD 132563 b Orbits The Triple Star System. (good place for fantasy lovers :)

4.The WASP - 14 b is one of largest known planet, with 7.34 Mj (Mass of jupiter) and 1.28 Rj. Not only the mass and Radius But also 4.6 Gram / cubic cm. Which make it Densest known Planet.

5. Boötes Contains a very faint and sparse Globular Cluster NGC 5466. It also has 2 Galaxies Named NGC 5248 and NGC 5676.

6.This Constellation has Void (a part of universe where galaxies are found almost nothing Due to very large gap or space) Called Boötes Void, its Diameter is about 250 million Light years and 700 million Light years Away From Earth.

7.Hercules - Corona Borealis Great Wall (The Largest known structure) holds a large portion of Boötes.

10 - Caelum

This Constellation appears generally in Southern Sky and it is faint too.

Basic

Abbreviation	cae
Genitive	Caeli
Meaning	Chisel (a Sharp Cylindrical shaped of stone or wood, Which is used to make a hole on surface)
Main / Visible Stars	4
Neighbours	Columba, Lepus, Eridanus, Horologium, Dorado Pictor

Component Stars



Facts

1.This is a small and Distant Constellation So It doesn't Contain any Deep sky objects like Messier Objects.

2. It has only one Interesting Object HE0450 - 2958 . This is called sometimes "Naked Quasar" or "Homeless Quasar" Because This quasar Doesn't have any Host Galaxy.

3.Some other Notable things are : NGC 1595, NGC 1598 and Carafe Galaxy, The Carafe Galaxy is a Quasar Bearing Galaxy and also Got a Large Ring.

11 - Camelopardalis

This is large But faint Constellation Which appears in Northern Hemisphere.

Basics

Abbreviation	Cam
Genitive	Camelopardalis
Meaning	Giraffe
Main / Visible Stars	8
Neighbours	Draco, Ursa Minor, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Perseus Auriga, Lynx, Ursa Major

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Facts

1.However, This is 18th largest Constellation Nevertheless It is not Very bright.

2.The Word Camelopardalis has made up of two words, Camelo + pardalis. Camelo means Camel,
Pardalis means Leopard. This creature has Long neck Like Camel and Leopard like Spots Which makes it Giraffe

3.NGC 2403 can found here Which is in between Elliptical and spiral Galaxy Class. You can Check out that Guide.

4.One of The Brightest Galaxy IC 342 Lies here.

5.There is Unique MS0735.6 + 7421 Galaxy Cluster with High Red shift. Which emits X-Rays in enormous amount. This Cluster Features two Large Cavities about 600,000 Light years in diameter. it is created by a Super massive Blackhole.

12 - Cancer

This is one of the Zodiacs and Be seen in North Celestial Hemisphere.

Basics

Abbreviation	cnc
Genitive	Cancri
Meaning	The Crab
Main / Visible Stars	5
Neighbours	Lynx, Gemini, Canis Minor, Hydra, Leo, Leo Minor

Stars



Facts

1) This Constellation has one of The Nearest Star Cluster Messier 44 Which consists almost 1000 Stars.

2) It has a Quasar called QSO J0842 + 1835 It was used to measure Speed of Gravity in 2002.

3) The OJ 287 AGN Located Here.

13 - Canes Venatici

This is a small but Interesting constellation. which appears in North sky.

Basic Details

Abbreviation	CVn
Genitive	Canum Venaticorum
Meaning	The Hunting Dog
Main Stars	2
Neighbours	Ursa Major, Coma Berenices, Boötes

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Facts

1) It has only two Stars But got some Very Fabulous Structures and objects.

2) There is Giant Void its Vicinity which is second Largest Void Ever Discovered.

3) The Famous Quasar TON 618 Found Here, Between This and Coma Berenices.
This Quasar Contains 66 Billion Solar masses Which has one of the Largest Known Black Hole.

4) NGC 4631 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy, Which is one of the Largest and Brightest Edge - on Galaxy.

5) Face on Galaxy NGC 4736 or M94 located 15 Million light years Away from us. This galaxy has Very Smooth Spiral Arms and Bright Nucleus. Its outskirts is Very Bright in UltraViolet Because it is a ring Created by New Star's Radiation.

14 - Canis Major

This constellation is Visible in Southern Sky and Contains some of the Largest Stars.

Basics

Genitive	Canis Majoris
Abbreviation	CMa
Meaning	The Greater Dog
Main Stars	10
Bordering Constellations	Monoceros, Lepus, Columba, Puppis

Stars



Facts

1) One of the Ten Brightest Wolf - Rayet Star EZ Canis Majoris Lies here. It is a Binary System.

2) One of the Largest Star VY Canis Majoris Located in this Constellation. it can Fit About 3 Billion Suns inside.

3) RX J0720.4 - 3125 is a Neutron Star, About 5 km in diameter.

4) Star Cluster NGC 2360 is also known as Caroline's Cluster, After name of its Discoverer Caroline Herschel. Note that She was Younger Sister of William Herschel
Who Discovered The Uranus.

15 - Canis Minor

its a small Constellation which appears in North Sky.

Basic

Genitive	Canis Minoris
Abbreviation	CMi
Meaning	The Lesser Dog
Main Stars	2
Bordering Constellations	Monoceros, Gemini, Cancer, Hydra

Stars



Facts

1) It has Nebula Called Abell 24

2) When William Herschel Saw The NGC 2402 He named as a Single object But Modern Discovery Revealed That it was a Pair of Two Galaxies, Which appear as one object due to Distance and Viewpoints etc.

16 - Capricornus

This is one of the Zodiacs and Appears in September Month.

Basics

Genitive	Capricorni
Abbreviation	Cap
Meaning	Sea Goat
Main Stars	9
Neighbours	Aquarius, Aquila, Sagittarius, Microscopium Piscis Austrinus

Stars



Facts

1) In 23rd September 1846, German Astronomer Johanne Galle Discovered Neptune with their Telescope By suggestion of a French Astronomer and Mathematician Urbain Le Verrier and Neptune Was Found around this Constellation.

2) One Galaxy Group Called HCG 87 located Here, It contains 3 Galaxies One of them is Elliptical, Second is Edge - on Spiral, Third is Face - on Spiral. This group is 400 Million Light Years Away from Earth.

3) Other Notable Structures are : a Globular Cluster M 30 , Group that Bears NGC 7103. Wide spiral Galaxy NGC 6907

17 - Carina

This Constellation Appears in southern Hemisphere.

Basic details

Genitive	Carinae
Abbreviation	Car
Meaning	The Keel
Main Stars	9
Neighbouring Constellations	Vela, Puppis, Pictor, Volans, Chamaeleon Musca, Centaurus

Stellar Details



Facts

1) Canopus or Alpha Carinae is The Second Brightest Star in earth Night Sky.

2) It has One of the Largest Star Forming Region Called Carina Nebula.

3) The Carina Nebula contains Several Sub - Nebulae.

4) The IC 2602 Also Known as "Southern Pleiades"

18 - Cassiopeia

This is constellation appears in the northern Sky.

Basics

Genitive	Cassiopeiae
Abbreviation	Cas
Meaning	Queen on throne
Main Stars	5
Neighbours	Camelopardalis, Cepheus, Lacerta, Andromeda Perseus

Stars



Facts

1) almost 7500 Light Years away It has Two Nebulae, Which are Heart Nebula and Soul Nebula.

2) There is Several Clusters : M52, M103, NGC 457, NGC 663.

3) Two Supernovae Remnant 3C 10 or Tycho's Supernova remnant and Cas A

19 - Centaurus

This is one of my personal favourite Constellation Which can be seen in Southern Sky and it also one of the largest. This is also Home of our Closest Star Proxima Centauri after sun.

Basic Details

Genitive	Centauri
Abbreviation	Cen
Meaning	A Fictitious creature Whose Upper body is Either Male or Female human and Lower body is a Horse
Main Stars	21
Bordering Constellations	Antlia, Carina, Circinus, Crux, Hydra, Libra Lupus, Musca, Vela

Stellar Details



Facts

1) NGC 5139 or Omega Centauri is a Star Cluster Which is approximately 17090 Light Years Away, This is largest known Cluster having roughly 150 Light years of diameter and Scientists Think This could be a Failed or Destroyed Galaxy which has been Demolished by our Milky Way

2) It has Two other Naked Eye Clusters named NGC 3766 and NGC 5460.

3) It has So many galaxies as well like NGC 4622 Face - on Galaxy, Which was Experienced a collision.

4) Centaurus A is one of the closest AGN.

5) There is NGC 3918 or Planetary Blue is a Planetary Nebula, it is about 2600 Light years away from earth and It was Discovered by William Herschel its name is based on similarities with color of Uranus.

6) NGC 4650A Galaxy has polar Rings which rotates along its Galaxy's Poles. Its outer ring is Distorted By a Collision in Billions of years ago.

7) The Famous J1407 b, when discovered in 2007 it was thought to equipped with massive Ring System almost 40,000 times bigger than Saturn thus it was called Super Saturn. When this planet was orbiting the Star Called V1400 Centauri, it created huge disturbance on star's light and thought it may have extremely huge Saturn like Ring system but recent study shown it wasn't orbiting the star just going through in front of it. So it is now a Free floating object when editing the guide and that ring is actually a proto-planetary Disk. Sorry Super Saturn Lovers :(

20 - Cepheus

This is a Northern Sky's Constellation.

Basics

Genitive	Cephei
Abbreviation	Cep
Meaning	The Aethiopia king Cepheus, Father of Andromeda and Husband of Cassiopeia (Greek Mythology)
Main Stars	10
Bordering Constellations	Cygnus, Lacerta, Cassiopeia, Camelopardalis Draco, Ursa Minor

Stars



Facts

1) Fireworks Galaxy or NGC 6946 is a Spiral Galaxy, in this Galaxy there have been 10 Supernovae observed.

2) in this constellation about 9000 Light years far, NGC 7538 Located which is home of Largest Discovered Protostar.

3) S 155 aka Cave Nebula is dim and very diffused nebula and Bears a large Dark Region.

4) The Quasar S5 0014 + 81 is one of the most luminous Quasar + Blazar which consists 40 Billion Solar Masses, Giving 240 Billion km or 1600 AU Diameter If we could Fit it in our solar system It will expand about 20 Pluto Distances.

21 - Cetus

This is a Southern Hemisphere Constellation.

Basics

Genitive	Ceti
Abbreviation	cet
Meaning	Whale or Sea Monster
Main Stars	13
Bordering Constellations	Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Sculptor, Fornax Eridanus, Taurus

Stars



Facts

1) In this constellation, We can See Very distant Galaxies.

2) M77 and Galactic Cluster JKCS 041 Can be found here.

3) It has Famous and Ultra massive Black Hole Holmberg 15A and Hugely Diffused Galaxy NGC 1052-DF2.

4) The Planetary Nebula NGC 246 is also known as "Pac man Nebula".

22 - Chamaeleon

This is a Small constellation which appears in Southern Sky.


Basic

Genitive	Chamaeleontis
Abbreviation	Cha
Meaning	The Chamaeleon
Main Stars	5
Bordering Constellations	Musca, Carina, Volans, Mensa, Octans, Apus

Stars



Facts

1) There is Cha 110913 Named Proto Star which is Gathering Gas and Dust.

2) It has So many Molecular Clouds That are Creating Low - Mass Stars.

3) it Contains a planetary Nebula NGC 3195.

23 - Circinus

This is small Southern Constellation.

Basic

Genitive	Circini
Abbreviation	Cir
Meaning	Compass
Main / Visible Stars	3
Neighbours	Centaurus, Musca, Apus, Triangulum Australe Norma, Lupus

Stars



Facts

1) Supernova SN 185 Appeared in 185 AD and Written Down this event by Chinese astronomers.

2) It has Circinus Galaxy which is one of the Closest known AGN.

3) Here is Neutron Star Binary Called Circinus X - 1

4) According to Chinese observers in 185 AD, When Supernova Exploded It revealed Various Colorful Patterns and Fogs and It was still Visible for 8 Months in night sky Course of time gradually lessened its brightness.

I have Seen Similar Event in about 2006 - 2012 (I don't remember the year) Instead of shining in the sky it was just Disappeared in a small black point (in almost nothing). You can Read my Space Engine Review Where I have Mentioned this beautiful Event

24 - Columba

This is also a small Constellation which Appears in Southern sky.

Basic Details

Genitive	Columbae
Abbreviation	Col
Meaning	The Dove Bird
Main / Visible Stars	5
Neighbours	Lupus, Caelum, Pictor, Puppis Canis Major

Stars



Facts

1) NGC 1851 Globular Cluster Lies here.

2) NGC 1808 Seyfert Galaxy is located. which Means It has a Quasar Like Nucleus in general.

3) The spiral Galaxy 1792 is here

25 - Coma Berenices

This constellation Comes in Northern Sky

Basics

Genitive	Comae Berenices
Abbreviation	Com
Meaning	Hair of Berenice(Egyptian Queen)
Main Stars	3
Boredering Constellations	Canes Venatici, Ursa Major, Leo, Virgo, Boötes

stars



Facts

1) This is Small Constellation but It Contains 2 Galactic Cluster, 1 Galactic Supercluster, 1 Star Cluster and 8 Messier Objects.

2) There are Many of Supernovae For Example : SN 1940B, SN 1987E, SN 1999gs

3) It is home of M 100 Galaxy

4) It has 7 Known exoplanets.

26 - Corona Australis

This constellation is visible from Southern Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Coronae Australis
Abbreviation	CrA
Meaning	The Souhtern Crown
Main Stars	5
Bordering Constellations	Sagittarius, Scorpius, Ara, Telescopium

Star's Detail



Facts

1. It has Dark Molecular Cloud Around Beta Coronae Australis.

2. Vicinity of Gamma Coronae Australis The Dark Nebula is Located.

3. There is Planetary Nebula IC 1297 which Covers The Area of a WC Class Wolf - Rayet Star RU Coronae Australis.

4. There is Some Star cluster like ESO 281 - SC24, NGC 6541.

27 - Corona Borealis

This Constellation appears in Northern Hemisphere.


Basic

Genitive	Coronae Borealis
Abbreviation	CrB
Meaning	The Northern Crown
Main Stars	6
Bordering Constellations	Hercules, Boötes, Serpens Caput

Stars



Facts

1) A Research which is Held for Seven Years 2005 - 2012, Revealed a Planet of Star Epsilon Coronae Borealis,it is a massive Jupiter Having 6.7x more mass Than Jupiter and This planet Orbits its Star in Every 418 Earth days at Distance of 1.3 AU.

2) The star kappa CrB is Surrounded By a Debris Disk.

3) This Constellation Contains Few Galaxies Like NGC 6085 and NGC 6586

4) Abell 2142 is a Huge Six Million Light Year Diameter X - Ray Luminous Galactic Cluster,
It is a result of an ongoing Galactic Merger.

28 - Corvus

This is a Southern Constellation.

Basics

Genitive	Corvi
Abbreviation	Crv
Meaning	The Crow or Raven
Main Stars	5
Bordering Constellations	Virgo, Crater, Hydra

Stars



Facts

1) The Galaxy Group NGC 4038 Group Contain 13 to 27 Galaxies, Whose Well known Member is Antennae Galaxy which is Result of Two Colliding Galaxies named NGC 4038 and NGC 4039.

2) NGC 4027 is another Notable Galaxy for one of its Spiral Arm Which is Unusual.

3) The NGC 4782 and NGC 4783 is another pair of Interacting or Merging Galaxies.

29 - Crater

This is a Small Constellation which appears in Southern sky.

basics

Genitive	Crateris
Abbreviation	Crt
Meaning	The Cup
Main Stars	8
Neighbours	Leo, Sextans, Hydra, Corvus, Virgo

Stars



Fact

1) The Crater 2 Dwarf is a Satellite Galaxy of Milky way.

2) About 6 Billion Light year away from the sun There is a Quasar RX J1131 located.

3) on 11 - Dec - 2001, a Gamma Ray Burst called GRB 011211 Detected, it lasted for 270 Seconds.

4) There was another Gamma ray Burst GRB 030323 happened its duration was about 26 Seconds. It was detected on 23 march 2003.

30 - Crux

This Constellation is visible in Southern Hemisphere

Basic Details

Genitive	Crucis
Abbreviation	Cru
Meaning	Southern Cross
Main Stars	4
Neighbours	Centaurus and Musca

Stellar Details



Facts

1) This constellations Was used to Navigation Same as Polaris in Northern Hemisphere.

2) Its Stars have Various Cultural Importance and myths.

31 - Cygnus

This is a Northern Hemisphere Constellation.

Basic Details

Genitive	Cygni
Abbreviation	Cyg
Meaning	The Swan
Main Stars	8
Neighbours	Cepheus, Draco, Lyra, Vulpecula, Pegasus Lacerta

Stellar Details



Facts

1) This Constellation Shares one of our Milky way's Galactic Arms Called Orion - Cygnus Arm Where our Sun is located.

2) This is an Apparent Source of WIMP (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) Which is a kind of Dark matter.

3) There is Most Numbers of Known Exoplanets than Any other Constellations.

4) Several Cluster are here For Example NGC 7092, NGC 6910 etc.

5) Many Famous Deep Sky objects are Also Lies here Like NGC 6826 (planetary Nebula),
NGC 7000 (North America Nebula), NGC 6960 (Veil Nebula) Around Epsilon Cygni, Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318) and Much much more.

32 - Delphinus

This is a small Constellation in Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic

Genitive	Delphini (Delphinai)
Abbreviation	Del
Meaning	Dolphin
Main Star	5
Bordering Constellations	Vulpecula, Sagitta, Aquila, Aquarius Equuleus, Pegasus

Stars



Facts

1) HR Delphini was a Nova which Revealed on Dec 1967.

2) In 2013, Another Nova V339 delphini Observed Which was First Lithium Producing Nova.

3) Blue Flash nebula or NGC 6905 is Rich place of Oxygen Because its Spectral Lines Indicate it.

4) The NGC 7006 Globular Cluster is located in Outskirts of Milky Way

33 - Dorado

This Constellation is Visible in Southern Sky.

Basic

Genitive	Doradus
Abbreviation	Dor
Meaning	Dolphin Fish (Not Dolphin)
Main Star	6
Bordering Constellations	Caelum, Horologium, Reticulum, Hydrus Mensa, Volans, Pictor

Stars



Facts

1) SuperNova 1987A was the Closest Supernova After Invention of Telescope it was Happened in LMC

2) Since it Shares the Most of the Large Magellanic Cloud Parts, It has Enormous Deep sky objects

3) The Famous Tarantula Nebula Also Lies Here in LMC

4) In LMC, The Super Bubble N44 is Created By almost 40 Hot Stars, it would approx 35 Light years in diameter. One of its Hot Star's Stellar Winds is Almost 7 Million Kilometres per hour. It also Features Some Traces of Star Formation.

34 - Draco

This Constellation is appears in Northern Hemisphere.

Basic

Genitive	Draconis
Abbreviation	Dra
Meaning	The Dragon
Main Star	15
Bordering Constellations	Boötes, Hercules, Lyra, Cygnus, Cepheus, Camelopardalis, Both Ursa Major & Minor

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Facts

1) Thuban or Alpha Draconis was The Pole Star From 3942 BC to 1793 BC, The Egyptian Pyramids's Entrance Used to Look This Star, It will Again Take Place as North's Pole Star in about 21000 AD.

2) Well known The Cat's Eye Planetary Nebula Located in this Constellation, It was Discovered By Imminent Astronomer William Herschel.

3) The Tadpole Galaxy is Located here.

4) Quasar Q1634 + 706 is one of the Most distant quasar.

Fun Fact

In famous Game Just Cause 4 The César Pedrone (Tornado Mission) Guy Thinks the Main Antagonist Oscar Espinosa is Related with Alpha Draconis. He thinks Oscar is an alien. :)

35 - Equuleus

This constellation Appears in a bit North of The Celestial Equator.

Basic

Genitive	Equulei
Abbreviation	Equ
Meaning	The Pony
Main Stars	3
Neighbours	Aquarius, Delphinus, Pegasus

Stars



Facts

1) The Brightest Star in this Constellation Kitalpha Traditional meaning is "the Section of horse".

2) Due to its Smallness, It Does't Contain any notable Things However its got NGC 7015, 7040, 7045 and NGC 7046 Galaxies.

36 - Eridanus

Its a Southern Constellation.

Basics

Genitive	Eridani
Abbreviation	Eri
Meaning	The River
Main Stars	30
Neighbours	Cetus, Fornax, Pheonix, Hydrus, Tucana Horologium, Caelum, Lepus, Orion, Taurus

Stars part 1



Stars part 2



Facts

1) The Word "Achernar" Traditional meaning is The River's End.

2) Almost 1 Billion Light years Diameter The Eridanus Supervoid is here, its the Second Largest Void Smaller only by Giant Void in Canes Venatici

3) Small Planetary Nebula NGC 1535 is located, Galaxies Can Be found Here are NGC 1232, 1234, 1291 and IC 1300.

37 - Fornax

This constellation appears in Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basics

Genitive	Fornacis
Abbreviation	For
Meaning	Brazier (a Container for holding Woods or anything to be burn for Cooking or Buring inside of house)
Main stars	3
Bordering Constellations	Cetus, Sculptor, Phoenix, Eridanus

Stars



Facts

1) There is Fornax Galaxy which is a Dwarf Galaxy.

2) The NGC 1097 which is a Barred Spiral Galaxy, it has Strong spectral Emission caused by its Supermassive Black Hole.

3) Helmi Stream is a small Galactic Stream in this constellation this is a remnant of a Small Galaxy that was Destroyed by our Milky Way approx 6 Billion years ago.

38 - Gemini

Gemini (nai) is one of zodiac Constellation which is visible From North Hemisphere.

Basics

Genitive	Geminorum
Abbreviation	Gem
Meaning	The Twins
Main stars	17
Neighbours	Lynx, Auriga, Taurus, Orion, Monoceros Cancer, Canis Minor

Stars



Facts

1) In this Constellation, M35 is a Large Open Cluster which is more than 2800 light years away from earth.

2) There is NGC 2392 Planetary Nebula and Medusa Nebula.

3) Almost 500 Light years away, Geminga is an X -ray and Gamma ray Pulsar Neutron Star.

39 - Grus

Grus (gras) is Southern Hemisphere Constellation.

Basic

Genitive	Gruis
Abbreviation	Gru
Meaning	The Crane
Main stars	7
Neighbours	Piscis Austrinus, Microscopium, Indus, Tucana Phoenix, Sculptor

Stars



Facts

1) The NGC 5148 is also known as Spare - Tyre Nebula, around 3000 distant, This Tyre Expands at 50 Kilometres per second means one of the Fastest Expanding Nebula.

2) The Famous Image of Milky way is Actually are pictures of Similar to NGC 7424 like Galaxies. This galaxy has Two Extremely X - Ray Luminous Sources and one supernova observed in 2001.

3) The Supernova Mentioned above is Called SN2001ig is a Binary System and its Companion is F A or B type star which is Surviving this Supernova is a Massive star itself, it is thought to be a Wolf - Rayet Star.

40 - Hercules

This Constellation lies in Northern Sky.

Basics

Genitive	Herculis
Abbreviation	Her
Meaning	Heracles(a Greek Mythological Character)
Main Stars	20
Bordering Constellations	Draco, Boötes, Corona Borealis, Serpens Caput, Ophiuchus Aquila, sagitta, Vulpecula, Lyra

Stars



Facts

1) it has 15 Stars with Planetary Systems.

2) The Two Bright Globular Clusters M13 and M92 Lies here.

3) NGC 6210 is a Planetary Nebula.

4) on 16 june 2018, An Explosion Called AT2018cow detected it was Large Explosion and Became Large Interest among Astronomers Throughout the World. It was 10 - 100 Times Brighter than a Regular Supernova.

5) The Famous Galaxy of Brightest Radio Source The Hercules A lies here.

6) Vicinity of Hercules, There is another Radio Source a Quasar Called 3C 345, its jets was moving Faster than Speed of light.

41 - Horologium

This is a Faint Southern Constellation. It should pronounce as "Gee" like in Gym.

Basics

Genitive	Horologii
Abbreviation	Hor
Meaning	Pendulum Clock
Main Stars	6
Bordering Constellations	Eridanus, Hydrus, Reticulum, Dorado, Caelum

Stars



Facts

1) It is home to Several Globular Clusters.

2) Here is Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512 and its nearby Dwarf Galaxy NGC 1510 These Galaxies are in process of Merger Since 400 Million years.

3) Horologium - Reticulum is a Galactic Supercluster, It is Second Largest Supercluster After Shapley SuperCluster in our Local Universe (vicinity of 200 mega parsec of earth)

42 - Hydra

This is The Longest Constellation.

Basic details

Genitive	Hydrae
Abbreviation	Hya
Meaning	The Dragon Sea Monster
Main Stars	20
Bordering Constellations	Antlia, Cancer, Canis Minor, Centaurus, Corvus Crater, Leo, Libra, Lupus, Monoceros Puppis, Piscis, Sextans, Virgo

Stars



Facts

1) Although its Longest Constellation, it has only one Moderately Bright Star Alphard

2) it has 3 Messier Objects : M83 aka Southern Pinwheel Galaxy is located near Hydra and Centaurus Constellations, Globular Cluster M68 near M83 and M48 is an open Cluster.

3) Ghost of Jupiter or NGC 3242 is a Planetary Nebula. its discoverer was Famous Astronomer William Herschel.

4) One of its Galaxies The NGC 4993 Which was Source of Fascinating Event. The Famous Gravitational Wave detection by LIGO named GW 170817, it was result of Merger of Two Neutron Stars. Please keep in mind This LIGO has detected Merger of Two Black holes on 14 sep 2015 and Collision of Neutron Stars on 17 aug 2017. So don't be confuse By Gravitational Waves of Either black holes or Neutron Stars.

43 - Hydrus

This is a Southern Sky's Constellation.

Basics

Genitive	Hydri (Hydrai)
Abbreviation	Hyi
Meaning	The Water snake
Main Stars	3
Bordering Constellations	Dorado, Eridanus, Horologium, Mensa, Octans Phoenix, Reticulum, Tucana

Stellar Details



Facts

1) it had a Mysterious deep sky object named IC 1717 But according to observations 19th Century it was no longer there. it was possible to have been a Faint comet.

2) Galaxy PGC 6240 also known as White Rose Galaxy it is surrounded by White Glowing Interstellar Dust which looks like White petals of Rose.

3) Near Dorado The LMC or Large Magellanic Cloud Extends to This Constellation.

44 - Indus

This is a Southern Constellation and first professionally observed by Europeans.

Basic

Genitive	Indi (Indai)
Abbreviation	Ind
Meaning	The Indian
Main Stars	4
Bordering Constellaions	Microscopium, Sagittarius, Telescopium, Pavo, Octans Tucana, grus

Stars



Facts

1) Its name Suggests The peoples around West indies who always Depicted with Bows and Arrows.

2) You can Find Galaxies : NGC 7038, NGC 7049 and NGC 7090

3) The Supernova on year 2015 Designated as SN 2015L was the Almost 2 times Luminous than supernova Officially Recorded.

45 - Lacerta

this is Northern Constellation.

Basic

Genitive	Lacertae
Abbreviation	Lac
Meaning	The Lizard
Main Stars	9
Bordering Constellaions	Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cygnus Pegasus

Stars



Facts

1) It doesn't Contain Any Bright Galaxies nor Globular Cluster However it has Open Cluster called NGC 7243

2) The Flare Star EV Lacertae Emits Very Powerful Flares which can be seen to the Naked Eye.

3) Here is AGN called BL Lacertae

46 - Leo

This is one of the Zodiac and Appears in Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basics

Genitive	Leonis
Abbreviation	Leo
Meaning	the Lion
Main Stars	13
Bordering Constellations	Leo Miner, Lynx, Cancer, Hydra, Sextans Crater, Virgo, Coma Berenices

stars



Facts

1) The Star's name Regulus means "The Little King", its Star name Denebola means "The Lion's Tail" Likewise Algieba means "the Forehead", Rasalas is Abbreviation of "Al Ras Al Asad Al Shamaliyy" Which means "The Lion's head Toward The South".

2) this Constellation Contains a number of Galaxies M65, M66, M95, M96, M105 and NGC 3628.

3) some of its Galaxies make an Effect called Cosmic Horseshoe Which is an Effect Caused by Gravitational Lensing.

4) NGC 2903 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy it has Several Star Forming Region in its Core.

5) Leo has So many Largest Quasar Groups or Clusters and Filaments of Quasars Some of them are Clowes - Campusano LQG, U1.11, U1.54 and Huge - LQG Which are Quasar Groups.

47 - Leo Minor

This is a Northern Constellation.

Basics

Genitive	Leonis Minoris
Abbreviation	LMi
Meaning	The Little Lion
Main Stars	5
Bordering Constellations	Ursa Major, Lynx, Cancer, Leo

Star



Facts

1) There are only Three Stars brighter than magnitude 4.5, It doesn't have Bright Star For Alpha. Because the Designer and observer of this Constellation Died Before Proving Why This Constellation Don't deserve an Alpha letter Star.

2) RY Leonis Minoris is White Pulsating Dwarf, it means its Brightness Sometimes goes High then Low in almost 215 Seconds and Loses one Second in about 8.9 Million Years. The 400 Million old Star has been proposed as the Most Stable Celestial Clock

3) This Constellation had a fake Supernova, which means First it was observed as a Supernova But its whole Star was managed to survive from That Explosion rather than core.

48 - Lepus

It is an Equatorial Constellation which can be seen from Both North and South Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Leporis
Abbreviation	Lep
Meaning	The Hare
Main Stars	11
Neighbours	Orion, Monoceros, Canis Major, Columba, Caelum Eridanus

stars



Facts

1) Its Stars named Arneb means "Hare" and Nihal Means "Quenching their Thirst" in arabic.

2) There is a globular Cluster M79

49 - Libra

This one of the Zodiacs and a Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Librae
Abbreviation	Lib
Meaning	The Balance
Main Stars	6
Neighbours	Virgo, Serpens Caput, Centaurus, Lupus Ophiuchus, Scorpius, Hydra

Stellar Details




Facts

1) There is a planetary System of a Star around Gliese 581 and it has 3 Confirmed Planets and Two Unconfirmed planets which are Gliese 581d and Gliese 581 g, It is said The Planet Gliese 581 g can Support life but Not Confirmed by Scientific Community.

2) 50,000 Light years away from earth, a Large and Bright Globular Cluster NGC 5897 located besides this one it has IC 1059 Galaxy Situated here.

50 - Lupus

This is Mid - Southern Sky Constellation.

Basics

Genitive	Lupi (Lupai)
Abbreviation	Lup
Meaning	The Wolf
Main Stars	10
Bordering Constellations	Norma, Scorpius, Circinus, Centaurus, Hydra Libra

Stars



Facts

1) There is NGC 5824 and NGC 5986 Globular Clusters.

2) The Dark Nebula B228 lies Here.

3) Wolf - Rayet Nebula IC 4406 Located.

4) The Transiting Exoplanet Lupus TR - 3b can be found here.

5) Various parts of the World was witness of Historic Supernova The SN 1006 it was appeared From 30 April to 1 May 1006.

51 - Lynx

This is a Northern Celestial Hemisphere Constellation.

Basics

Genitive	Lyncis
Abbreviation	Lyn
Meaning	The Lynx
Main Stars	8
Bordering Constellations	Ursa Major, Camelopardalis, Auriga, Gemini, Leo Cancer, Leo Minor

Stars



Facts

1) It has Most Famous Thing The Intergalactic Wanderer NGC 2149 its a Globular Cluster which is one of the most Distant about 275000 to 300000 Light years. it lies outside of Milky way.

2) Between 17 to 30 Million Light years away, The Bear's Paw Galaxy or NGC 2537 located, This is a Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxy.

3) The Supernova SN2008D Released Enormous X - Rays Before its Explosion Rather than Optical Light, Which Allowed the Scientists Observe the Initial Moments of a Supernova Blast.

4) On 20 Oct 2004 Galaxy UGC 4904, 77 Million Light years Away, A Supernova Impostor Observed By a Japanese Scientist Koichi Itagaki Its Spectral Studies Suggested That It was Turned From Large Blue Variable To Wolf - Rayet Star phase. It was Ejected Massive Amounts of material For Two Years and It Became Hypernova on 11 Oct 2006 known as Hypernova SN 2006jc

5) APM 08279 + 5255 is a Very Distant Quasar, It was Most Luminous Object At that time of its Discovery in 1998. It lies in Giant Elliptical Galaxy and 23 Billion Times Massive than our Sun also its Accretion Disk with diameter of 3600 Light years.

52 - Lyra

It appears in Northern Sky.

Basics

Genitive	Lyrae
Abbreviation	Lyr
Meaning	Lyre, Harp
Main Stars	6
Bordering Constellations	Draco, Hercules, Vulpecula, Cygnus

Stars



Facts

1) The Star Vega is Next Super Important Star After Sun In Earth's Sky, It was the First Star Besides the Sun Which was Photographed*.

2) The Vega Was First Single Main Sequence Star Which Emits X - Rays other than Sun. It is Surrounded By a Large Debris Disk, Just Like Kuiper Belt for Sun.

3) The Ring Nebula or M57 can Be found here, It is Planetary Nebula, Such Nebulae Often Forms When a Giant Star Loses most of its Material and Becomes a White Dwarf.

4) the most Powerful Explosion in Today's Astronomy Called Gamma Ray Burst, In this Constellation A Remarkable Long Duration Burst Known as GRB 050525A occurred in 2005 Which Gain its Glow Again After 33 minutes Original Burst.

*Photographed

Photography in Astronomy is Slightly Different than Taking Shots from your Camera or Phone, In astronomy Their Spectral, physical or Chemical Properties to be Studied of that Ongoing Observation Subject like Nebulae, Stars, Black Hole, Galaxies etc. But Your Phone Can't Do this :)

53 - Mensa

Its a Southern Constellation

Basics

Genitive	Mensae (Mensi)
Abbreviation	Men
Meaning	The Table mountain
Main Stars	4
Bordering Constellations	Chamaeleon, Dorado, Hydrus, Octans, Volans

Stars



Facts

1) Its Vicinity The LMC Located.

2) There is Cluster of old Stars NGC 1987.

3) The Quasar PKS 0637 - 752 was The First Target of Chandra X - Ray Observatory in 1999.

54 - Microscopium

This Small Constellation Appears in Southern Sky.

Basic Details

Genitive	Microscopii (Micro - Sco - Pai)
Abbreviation	Mic
Meaning	The Microscope
Main Stars	5
Bordering Constellations	Capricornus, Sagittarius, Telescopium, Indus, Grus Piscis Austrinus

Stellar Details



Facts

1) This is Totally Uninteresting as per to British Astronomers Patrick Moore.Because There is nothing Interesting for Amateur Astronomers.

2) SN 2011ei happened However.

55 - Monoceros

This Faint Constellation Visible in Celestial Equator.

Basic Details

Genitive	Monocerotis
Abbreviation	Mon
Meaning	The Unicorn
Main Stars	5
Bordering Constellations	Canis Major - Minor, Gemini, Hydra, Lepus Orion, Puppis

Stellar Details



Facts

1) It has Special Star Named Plaskett's Star which is Two Binary System Of Two Massive Star Whose Combined Mass is 100 Ms (Solar Masses) Estimated.

2) Another Interesting Object is Scholz's star it is 22 light years away from sun. Which was Discovered By Ralph - Dieter Scholz in 2013. According to study in 2015, Eric Mamajek Reported This Star was Passed Near To Oort Cloud approx 70,000 Years Ago. Also Scientists are Thinking Lest it was the Reason of instability of Comets.

3) The Exoplanet CoRoT - 7b Located in this Constellation's Star CoRoT - 7. Which Was Discovered By CoRoT Satellite Which is Contraction of (French) Convection, Rotation et Transits Planétaires or (Engilish) Convection, Rotation and Planetary Transits.

4) Rosette Nebula is Situated.

5) You can Find Christmas Tree Cluster or NGC 2264.

6) The Cone Nebula is Associated With Christmas Tree Nebula.

7) NGC 2261 or Hubble's Variable Nebula Located Here, Which is Variable Because Such Nebulae Change Their Brightness Due To Change in their Stars.

56 - Musca

This Small constellation appears in the Southern Sky.

Basics

Genitive	Muscae (Masi)
Abbreviation	Mus
Meaning	the Fly
Main Stars	6
Bordering Constellations	Apus, Carina, Centaurus, Chamaeleon, Circinus Crux

Stellar Details



Facts

1) There is Two Famous Nebulae Named Doodad nebula and Coalsack Nebula

2) Near Border of Circinus Unusual Planetary Nebula NGC 5189 Located Which has Complex Structure Due To Ejections of a Ageing Star.

3) The Engraved Hourglass Nebula Also here.

4) There is Another Dark Nebula Called BHR 71

57 - Norma

This is Southern Celestial Constellation

Basic Details

Genitive	Normae
Abbreviation	Nor
Meaning	The Carpenter's Square
Main Stars	4
Bordering Constellations	Ara, Lupus, Circinus, Triangulum Australe, Scorpius

Stellar Details



Facts

1) NGC 6087 Star Cluster is Brightest Cluster in Norma Constellation.

2) About 4900 Light years Away, The Shapley 1 or Fine Ring Nebula Located.

3) The Norma Cluster is Thought To be a Great Attractor Which means its the Region of Central Gravitation point of Attraction of Laniakea SuperCluster that pulls almost 100,000 Galaxies Together Including Milky Way.

4) One Of The Minor Galactic Arm of Milky way Also Located here Known as Norma Arm

58 - Octans

This is Southern Constellation

Basic Details

Genitive	Octantis
Abbreviation	Oct
Meaning	The Octant, The Navigation Instrument
Main Stars	3
Bordering Constellations	Indus, Pavo, Tucana, Apus, Chamaeleon Mensa, Hydrus

Stellar Details



Facts

1) The Star Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis) is called Southern Pole Star Because it is Located of Rotation Axis of earth But this Star Shines about 5 magnitude Which makes it Slightly hard To See Which is Totally Useless for Navigation.

2) In addition to Earth's South Pole Star This Contains Another South Pole Star for Planet Saturn which is Delta Octantis.

3) After name of this Constellation, USS Octans (AF - 26) was a Stores Ship Which Used By US Navy During WWII.

59 - Ophiuchus

This is a Large Constellation of Celestial Equator and It is Connected With Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda We will Break them Into 3 Parts of images So that We can Easily Distinguish Them.


Basic Details

Genitive	Ophiuchi (kai)
Abbreviation	Oph
Meaning	The Snake Bearer
Main Stars	16
Bordering Constellations	Hercules, Sepens Caput and Cauda, Libra, Scorpius Aquila

Stellar Details



Facts

1) Its stars Name meanings Rasalhauge = Head of Serpent Charmer, Sabik = The hind, Cebalrai = Dog of the Shepherd, Marfik = Elbow.

2) One of the Closest Star System The Bernard's Star Lies Here which is 5.96 light years distant From Solar System.

3) It contains Many Star Clusters : IC 4665, NGC 6633, M9, M10, M12, M107 and NGC 4603 - 4604.

4) The Unusual Merging Galaxy NGC 6240 also in this Constellation.

5) Bernard 68 is a Dark nebula.

6) Sometimes its Recognized as 13rd Zodiac.

60 - Orion

This is Very Famous And Easily Recognizable Constellation Which Mainly Visible in Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Orionis
Abbreviation	Ori
Meaning	The Hunter
Main Stars	22
Bordering Constellations	Gemini, Taurus, Eridanus, Lepus, Monoceros

Stellar Details



Facts

1) In Antarctica, Much of the Winter months Sun Stays below the Horizon Even in Noon, The Orion's Bright Stars Still Visible.

2) The Dying Star *Betelgeuse* is Highly Unstable which Can Become Supernova Any second, When It'll Happen It would Visible Brighter than moon and Still visible in Day time Sky But Anyway This M Giant possibly Die in next 100,000 Years. Most of the Space lovers including me, are expecting it should Explode in our lifetime.

3) The Star Gamma Orionis or Bellatrix Colloquially Called The Female warrior and Amazon Star and Also it is Closest Powerful Star From our Solar System.

4) The Name Al nilam Means String of Pearl. Al Nitak Means Girdle Which is used to Wear in waist.

5) The Naked Eye Nebula M42 or Orion Nebula is Closest Star Forming Region Which Contain Approximately 180 Such Regions.

6) the Running man Nebula or M43 Also Lies Here.

7) the Trapezium Cluster Has Various New Born Stars Including Several Brown Dwarfs Which are 1500 Light years away From Earth.

8) Another Famous IC 434 or HorseHead Nebula Can Be Found here Which is not a Precious Info Because Most of us Know About it.

9) Besides Nebulae, You can Explore Several Deep sky objects only using a small Telescope.

10) The Famous Three Aligned Stars in a line Will Separate in Thousands of years Due To Proper Motion

11) Its all nebulae Are Parts of a Extremely Huge Molecular Cloud Complex.

12) After its name One of Galactic Arm called Orion Cygnus Arm.

*Betelgeuse*

This is probably Most Interesting Star Nowadays, Owing to its Unstable Nature Moreover Its taking Final Breaths of its life as you can See How Dangerously Contracting and Expanding Which Makes Very Difficult To measure Distance. It would Glorious moment of someone's life who watch it however If This Star Explodes Right now It would Keep shining and pulsating as it does And We will see it as supernova After 400 - 600 Years Because Its light should reach to us by travel not teleport. So Don't Expect it you can See it as Supernova Explosion or also maybe it has already been Exploded around 200 Years ago who knows.

Fun fact

Don't Expect to witness of Betel Juice You don't need to worry about it Because Whenever it will Explode Before it Scientists Will make noise After Whole Media too. :)

61 - Pavo

This is a Small Southern Sky constellation.

Basics

Genitive	Pavonis
Abbreviation	Pav
Meaning	The Peacock
Main Stars	11
Bordering Constellations	Octans, Apus, Ara, Telescopium, Indus

Stellar Details



Facts

1) There is a Super - Earth around a Star Called HD 181433

2) The Epsilon Pavonis is Surrounded By a Thin Disk.

3) NGC 6752 is Fourth Brightest Cluster in earth's night sky which is located here.

62 - Pegasus

This is a Northern Sky Constellation.


Basic Details

Genitive	Pegasi (Sai)
Abbreviation	Peg
Meaning	The Winged Horse
Main Stars	12
Bordering Constellations	Andromeda, Lacerta, Cygnus, Vulpecula, Delphinus Equuleus, Aquarius, Pisces

Stellar Details



Facts

1) Its Stars Meaning Are Markab = Horse's Saddle, Scheat = Upper Arm, Enif = Nose, Biham = Livestocks.

2) M15 Cluster is located.

3) NGC 7742 (Fried Egg Galaxy) is an AGN.

4) An Interesting Object called Einstein's Cross which is only one Quasar Which is located in Galaxy ZW 2237 + 030 But it appears as 5 Quasars Caused By Gravitational Lensing.

5) The Stephan's Quintet is another Amazing Thing Which is a Cluster of 5 Galaxies which has Started to Merge Recently.

63 - Perseus

This constellation Comes in Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Persei (Siai)
Abbreviation	Per
Meaning	Perseus, The Greek Mythological Character
Main Stars	19
Bordering Constellations	Aries, Taurus, Auriga, Camelopardalis, Cassiopeia Andromeda, Triangulum

Stellar Details



Facts

1) The Perseus Arm is One of the Spiral Arm of Milky way.

2) Its Spiral Arm Goes Through Cassiopeia Perseus, Auriga, Gemini, Monoceros.

3) There Are Several Cluster like NGC 869 and NGC 884.

4) Famous Nebulae of This Constellation are : M76 Planetary Nebula, NGC 1499 Emission, NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula.

5) NGC 1275 Galaxy is an AGN, Its Quasar Produces High Energy Bubbles That Create Sounds Through Wave about B flat 57 Octave lower Than Middle C

6) A Galaxy Called 3C 31, Its Supermassive Black hole Created Two opposing Several Million Light years Extended Jets.

64 - Phoenix

Its a Southern Minor Constellation.

Basic Details

Genitive	Phoenicis (Fi - Nai - sis)
Abbreviation	Phe
Meaning	The Phoenix, A Mythological Bird
Main Stars	6
Bordering Constellations	Sculptor, Grus, Tucana, Hydrus, Eridanus Fornax

Stars



Facts

1) NGC 625 is a Dwarf Irregular Galaxy which is only 24000 Light year in Diameter. Scientists Think This small Galaxy Originated by a Collision and its Stars are Forming Actively.

2) HLX - 1 is an Intermediate Mass Black Hole Which is First of its Type. Before its Detection The Class of Intermediate Black holes were only existed in Papers.

3) There is Gigantic Galaxy Cluster called Phoenix A Cluster which has 1 quasar and 2 Seyfart Galaxies, Now This Quasar's Black hole is largest known black hole containing 100 Billion Solar Masses.

65 - Pictor

This Constellation Comes In Southern Celestial Hemishpere.

Basic

Genitive	Pictoris
Abbreviation	Pic
Meaning	The Easel, A Stand for Holding Board shaped Picture or something
Main Stars	3
Bordering Constellations	Caelum, Carina, Columba, Dorado, Puppis Volans

Stars



Facts

1) NGC 1705 is Dwarf Irregular Galaxy Which is Neighborhood universe's One of The Most Active Star Forming Region.

2) Pictor A is a Two lobe Radio Galaxy Which is a Powerful Source of Radio Waves in Southern Celestial Hemisphere, Coming From its Central Supermassive Black Hole its Jets are Extended up to 800,000 Light years.

66 - Pisces

This is Zodiac Constellation Located in Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Piscium
Abbreviation	Psc
Meaning	Fishes
Main Stars	14
Bordering Constellations	Trianglum, Andromeda, Pegasus, Aquarius, Cetus Aries

Stellar Details



Facts

1) Van Maanen's Star is the Closest White Dwarf From the Sun it is Approximately 15 Light Years Away.

2) There is a Large Spiral Galaxy M74 Located.

3) The NGC 488 is an Ideal Face on Galaxy and This type of Galaxy is used to Define Face on Galaxies. So You can Google it to Understand Face and Edge on Galaxies or Refer To my Guides.

67 - Piscis Austrinus

Pai - Sis Aus - Trai - Nus is Southern Celestial Hemisphere Constellation

Basic Details

Genitive	Piscis Austrini (Pai - Sis - Aus - Trai - Nai)
Abbreviation	PsA
Meaning	The Southern Fish
Main Stars	9
Bordering Constellations	Capricornus, Microscopium, Grus, Sculptor, Aquarius

Stellar Details



Facts

1) The Star Fomalhaut and its Pseudo Jupiter Dagon or Fomalhaut b played a game with Astronomers, Before Scientists Have been Observed As Real Jovian Planet Because Its Reflected Light and Radiation was Similar To Large Gas Giants But in 2013, A Research Revealed Its Large Cloud Like Structure Was Actually a Spherical Dust Clouds Which Covered a Smaller Planet which was Twice Smaller than Jupiter, Maybe that Large Dust and Debris was Mass of Jupiter or Equivalent. Before Scientists Thought It was Same Size As Jupiter :)

2) WASP - 112 and WASP - 124 Are Sun like Stars Whose Planets Are Orbiting around Them.

3) The PKS 2155 - 304 is one of the Brightest Blazar in the Sky.

Blazar - in Brief

First of all these Are a sort of Quasar Which can Create Gamma Ray Bursts So often and They shoot Their Jets To earth's Direction.

These Are a kind of AGNs which Emits High Energy Relativistic Jets Composed By Ionized Matter Which Travels Nearly Speed of Light They Often Shoot Their Jets from Minute to Hours or Days even in several Years For Hours to Days and create Dramatic Event in space.

If you Wanna know How Powerful an AGN's Jets is, Just Think A Very Powerful Earth's sky Lightning Flash or Ribbon Like Structure (A kind of Plasma) Which is As hot as Sun's Surface Thus These things are Nearly made Similarly But Earth is Very weak as compare to a Blazar Since These Carry Radio Properties So Our Radio Depended Equipment Take Damage. If Earth Face a Blazar's Jet Its Magnetic Field Feels a Strong Shock. Their Jets Can Tear Apart Galaxies So they are Much More Powerful Than a Regular Quasar.

68 - Puppis

This Constellation lies in Southern Sky.


Basic Details

Genitive	Puppis
Abbreviation	Pup
Meaning	The poop Deck, A ship's Part
Main Stars	9
Bordering Constellations	Monoceros, Pyxis, Vela, Carina, Pictor, Columba Canis Major, Hydra

Stellar Details



Facts

1) On 17 may 2006, HD 69830 The Closest Star of this Constellation, Has 3 Neptune Sized Planets it was First Planetary System where No Jupiter or Saturn Like Planets Found. Besides, between 2nd and 3rd Planet, there is an Asteroid Belt like ringed Structure.

2) M46 and M47 Clusters Are Located.

3) NGC 2438 is Planetary Nebula which is 2900 Light Years Distant.

69 - Pyxis

This Small Constellation comes in Southern Sky.

Basic

Genitive	Pyxidis
Abbreviation	Pyx
Meaning	The Compass Box, The tool Shows Directions
Main Stars	3
Bordering Constellations	Hydra, Puppis, Vela, Antlia

Stars



Facts

1) This Constellation Lies near Where The Stars were Used to form an Old Constellation Argo Navis . If This Constellation was Valid then It would be The Largest Constellation (Much Larger Than Hydra) But It was made Broke into Carina, Puppis and Vela hence This is Obsolete Now.

2) NGC 2613 is an Edge - On Galaxy.

3) It has a Dwarf Galaxy Called Henize 2 - 10 Its Supermassive Black hole is Millions of Solar Masses, This Galaxy looks as bluish Fog Caused By Unnumbered Infant Blue Stars Many of them are Still Forming.

70 - Reticulum

Its a Small Constellation in southern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic

Genitive	Retucli (Lai)
Abbreviation	Ret
Meaning	The Reticle (Crosshair in scopes)
Main Stars	5
Bordering Constellations	Horologium, Dorado, Hydra

Stars



Facts

1) the Binary Star System Zeta Reticuli its both members Are Similar to sun 39 Light Years away.
Interesting Rumor is That Two Kidnapped people Named Betty and Barney Hill These Guys were Abducted by Aliens Who Came From This star System.

2) The Horologium - Reticulum Supercluster is Galactic Supercluster Whose Distance is about 700 Million To 1.2 Billion Light years.

71 - Sagitta

This is Northern Constellation.

Basic

Genitive	Sagittae
Abbreviation	Sge
Meaning	The Arrow
Main Stars	4
Bordering Constellations	Vulpecula, Hercules, Aquila, Delphinus

Stars



Facts

1) WR 124 is Located in This Constellation Which is a Wolf - Rayet Star. Its Creating a Nebula Very fast.

2) It has M71 Globular Cluster.

3) The Necklace Nebula Which is 15000 Light years away from sun and Interesting Thing is that its an Interaction Result of Two Wrecked Stars.

72 - Sagittarius

This is one of Zodiac and Located in Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Sagittarii (raii)
Abbreviation	Sgr
Meaning	The Archer
Main Stars	9
Bordering Constellations	Aquila, Scutum, Serpens Cauda, Ophiuchus, Scorpius Corona Australis, Telescopium, Indus, Microscopium Capricornus

Stellar Details



Facts

1) Around This Constellation, Milky way's Densest Portion Lies, Therefore A lot of Nebulae and Clusters Found Here.

2) There is Our Galactic Center Also Located.

3) Two Well known Star Clouds Situated named Large and Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, The Small one's Size is About 10,000 to 16,000 Light years.

4) Some Famous Nebulae Like Omega Nebula, Trifid Nebula, Lagoon Nebula and Red Spider Nebula etc.

73 - Scorpius

Its one of the 12 Zodiac Constellation and Located in Southern Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Scorpii (pai)
Abbreviation	Sco
Meaning	The Scorpion
Main Stars	16
Bordering Constellations	Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, Libra, Lupus, Norma Ara, Corona Australis

Stellar Details



Facts

1) The Ptolemy Cluster (M7), Butterfly Cluster(M6), M4 are Famous Spots.

2) The NGC 6334 or Cat's Paw Nebula is a Star Forming Region.

3) NGC 6302 Also Called Bug Nebula.

74 - Sculptor

This is a Faint Southern Constellation.

Basic

Genitive	Sculptoris
Abbreviation	Scl
Meaning	The Sculptor
Main Stars	4
Bordering Constellations	Cetus, Aquarius, Piscis Austrinus, Grus, Phoenix Fornax

Stars



Facts

1) The Red Giant Variable Star R Sculptoris has Mysterious Red orange Spiral Shells Which are Created by its Ejected Material.

2) There is a Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy which is one of the member of Local Group.

3) Unique and Amazing Galaxy named Cart wheel Galaxy is Located in Constellation.

75 - Scutum

This Minor Yet Tremendous Constellation Located Near South of Celestial Equator.

Basics

Genitive	Scuti (tai)
Abbreviation	Sct
Meaning	The Shield
Main Stars	4
Bordering Constellations	Aquila, Sagittarius, Serpens Cauda

Stellar Details



Facts

1) The M11 Cluster is Known As Wild Duck Cluster Because it Resembles to a Flock of ducks.

2) This Small Constellation Contains Largest Stars Ever Known, Near Gamma Scuti An Eminent Star The UY Scuti is Located which is one of The Largest Star Which Can Fit 5 Billion Suns, It has 7 AU Diameter.

3) In 1990, An American Astronomer Charles Bruce Stephenson Discovered a 19,000 Light years Distant Cluster of Red Supergiant Stars, Cluster's name declared after the Discoverer's name. The Largest Star of Current Time is Stephenson 2 - 18 Belongs to this Cluster. Which can Fit About 10 Billion Suns its inside. It is Loosing Its Mass at high speed and Trace spectral lines of Water also Found.

76 (a) - Serpens Caput

This is Located in Northern Celestial Hemisphere and First Part of Serpens Constellation, Its Both Parts are Divided By Ophiuchus After Mu Serpentis in Caput and Nu Serpentis in Cauda In SpaceEngine Nu is Represented as member of Ophiuchus.

Basic Details

Genitive	Serpentis
Abbreviation	Ser
Meaning	The Snake, Caput Means Head
Main Stars	7
Bordering Constellations	Corona Borealis, Boötes, Virgo, Libra, Ophiuchus Hercules

Stellar Details



Facts

1) The Messier 5 Cluster contains Two Millisecond Pulsars.

2) Another Cluster is Palomar 5 Cluster Its Stars Are Leaving it Due To Milky Way's Gravity.

3) The Famous Ring Galaxy Hoag's Object Comes in This Constellation.

4) It is Witness of Several Gamma Ray bursts.

76 (b) - Serpens Cauda

This is Tail of This Snake Constellation and Located Other side of Ophiuchus Constellation.

Basic Details

Genitive	Serpentis
Abbreviation	Ser
Meaning	The Snake, Cauda Means Tail
Main Stars	3
Bordering Constellations	Aquila, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, Scutum

Stellar Details



Facts

1) The Super Famous Star Queen Nebula or Eagle Nebula Lies Here. In This Nebula Stars are Being Born.

2) MWC 92 also known as Red Square Nebula

3) The Serpens Star Cloud is a Massive Star Forming Region.

4) The AGN Called PDS 456 its Supermassive Black Hole is Kerr Black Hole Which means Its an Uncharged Rotating Axially Symmetric Black Hole It means it has No Spacetime in general. Because it is a Very Hard Topic To Describe Nowadays and Scientists are Trying To Solve its Mystery.

5) It has NRAO 530 Blazar which Bursts X - Rays Periodically.

77 - Sextans

This is a Small and Faint Constellation which is Located in Southern Sky.

Basic

Genitive	Sextansis, Sextantis
Abbreviation	Sex
Meaning	The Sextant, An Instrument Which was used to measuring Position of Stars
Main Stars	4
Bordering Constellations	Leo, Hydra, Crater

Stars



Facts

1) Sextans B is a Irregular Dwarf Galaxy which is a member of Our Local Group.

2) The Galaxy named COSMOS Redshift 7 Galaxy Where evidence Found of Population III Stars.

78 - Taurus

This is one of the 12 Zodiac Constellations and Lies in Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Tauri (ai)
Abbreviation	Tau
Meaning	the Bull
Main Stars	11
Bordering Constellations	Auriga, Perseus, Aries, Cetus, Eridanus Orion, Gemini

Stellar Details



Facts

1) There are Two of the Closest Clusters Which are Pleiades and Hyades.

2) Gould's Belt which is a Ring Like Structure of Stars Containing Abundant O and B type Stars, Goes Through This Constellation.

3) Around Zeta Tauri The Famous Crab Nebula Located, Which was First Observed as Supernova in 1054 AD and in 1731 Identified as Nebula. This Supernova Was Very Attracting Event To Astronomers and Normal Peoples Because This star was kept shining even in Daytime So The Medieval people Made Various Superstitions, Stories, Change of Regime, Death of Beloved King, Order of God Heaven etc.

79 - Telescopium

This minor Constellation Lies in Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic

Genitive	Telescopii
Abbreviation	Tel
Meaning	The Telescope
Main Stars	3
Bordering Constellations	Ara, Corona Australis, Indus, Microscopium, Pavo Sagittarius

Stars



Facts

1) Gliese 754 is one of 100 Closest Stars Around 19.3 Light years away, Whose Spectrum is
M4.5 V, it was thought to been Originated in Milky way's Thick Disk Due to its Orbit path.

2) The Telescopium Group is a Galaxy Cluster of 12 Galaxies. Located around 120 Million Light years Distant.

3) NGC 6845 is a Group of 4 Interacting Galaxies.

80 - Triangulum

This Small Constellation Located in Northern Sky.

Basic Details

Genitive	Trianguli
Abbreviation	Tri
Meaning	The Triangle
Main Stars	3
Bordering Constellations	Andromeda, Pisces, Perseus, Aries

Stars



Facts

1) RW Trianguli is White Dwarf its Companion is a K7 V star, The White dwarf is Forming an Accretion Disk of its partner's Material.

2) The Star XX Trianguli Had a Starspot (Similar to Sun spots) its Diameter was Measured Larger than The Sun.

3) M33 or Triangulum Galaxy is smaller than Both Andromeda and Milky way Galaxies and It is Thought to be a large Satellite galaxy of Andromeda.

4) Near NGC 784 The Filament Of Dark Matter Has been Hypothesized.

5) 3C 48 Was First Quasar Ever Detected but Remain Unsolved Until 1963 after Discovery of 3C 273.

81 - Triangulum Australe

This Minor Constellation Appears in Southern Sky.

Basic

Genitive	Trianguli Australis
Abbreviation	TrA
Meaning	The Southern Triangle
Main Stars	3
Bordering Constellations	Norma, Ara, Circinus, Apus

Stars



Facts

1) The Cluster NGC 6025 and Planetary Nebula NGC 5979 Located Here.

2) ESO 69 - 6 is a Couple of Merging Galaxies.

82 - Tucana

This is a Southern Celestial Hemisphere's Constellation.

Basic Details

Genitive	Tucanae (ni)
Abbreviation	Tuc
Meaning	The Toucan, A Big Billed south American Bird
Main Stars	6
Bordering Constellations	Grus, Indus, Octans, Hydrus, Eridanus Phoenix

Stellar Details



Facts

1) 47 Tucanae is Second Brightest Cluster After Omega Centauri in the Night Sky.

2) Near Tucana The Small Magellanic Cloud or SMC is Located Which is Satellite Galaxy of Our Home Galaxy Milky Way. Around 210,000 Light years Away In Early Ages It was Formed As Flat Disk like Shape but Milky way has Distorted its Shape.

3) The NGC 7408 Was Mistaken for a Planetary Nebula During Its Discovery Period.

83 - Ursa Major

This Large Constellation Located in Northern Sky.


Basic Details

Genitive	Ursae Majoris (Ursi Majoris)
Abbreviation	UMa
Meaning	The great Bear
Main Stars	19
Bordering Constellations	Draco, Camelopardalis, Lynx, Leo Minor, Leo Coma Berenices, Canes Venatici, Boötes

Stellar Details



Facts

1) There are Several Famous Deep Sky Objects Located Like M81(Bode's Galaxy), M82 (Cigar Galaxy), M97 (Owl Nebula), M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy)

2) The NGC 3079 Galaxy has Huge Bubble of Lumps Created by its Supermassive Black Hole.

3) The Youngest Known Galaxy | Zwicky 18 is located in this Constellation Whose Age is About only 4 Million Years.

84 - Ursa Minor

This is a Northern Constellation.

Basic Details

Genitive	Ursae Minor
Abbreviation	UMi
Meaning	The Little Bear
Main Stars	7
Bordering Constellations	Draco, Camelopardalis, Cepheus

Stellar Details



Facts

1) The Ursa Minor Dwarf is a small Galaxy.

2) The Pole star or Polaris belongs to it, Which was used to Knowing Direction from Ancient Times in Northern Sky.

3) NGC 6251 is a Gigantic Elliptical Radio Galaxy Where High Energy Gamma ray Burst occurred in 1977.

85 - Vela

This Constellation is Located in Southern Sky.

Basic Details

Genitive	Velorum
Abbreviation	Vel
Meaning	The Sails, The Cloth Like Mechanism Which Propels The Boats and Yachts
Main Stars	8
Bordering Constellations	Antila, Pyxis, Puppis, Carina, Centaurus

Stellar Details



Facts

1) Famous Brown Dwarf Luhman 16 is Third Closest Brown Dwarf From Solar System Which is only 6.6 Light years distant.

2) HD 73526 is a Sun like Star and It has Two Planet Also they are 2 times Massive Than Jupiter.

3) The Southern Ring Nebula is Located In this Constellation.

4) The Gum Nebula is a Supernova Remnant Nebula Which can be Found Here.

5) RCW 36 is Site Of Star Formation.

86 - Virgo

This Constellation Lies in Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Virginis
Abbreviation	Vir
Meaning	The Virgin
Main Stars	14
Bordering Constellations	Boötes, Coma Berenices, Leo, Crater, Corvus Hydra, Libra, Serpens Caput

Stellar Details



Facts

1) One of The Most Massive Planet is Found Near Chi Virginis.

2) There 35 confirmed Exoplanets Which are Orbiting 29 Stars in Whole Constellation.

3) The Most Famous Supermassive Black Hole Messier 87 located here. Which was the First Direct Image of Black Hole Ever.

4) Sombrero Galaxy or M104 Found Here.

5) The Brightest Quasar 3C 273 is Located Here which Has around 12.9 Magnitude.

87 - Volans

This Constellation is Located in Southern Sky.

Basic Details

Genitive	Volantis
Abbreviation	Vol
Meaning	The Flying Fish
Main Stars	5
Bordering Constellations	Carina, Pictor, Dorado, Mensa, Chamaeleon

Stellar Details



Facts

1) It has a Ring Galaxy Called AM0644 - 741 also known as Lindsay - Shapley Ring Named After its Discoverers.

2) NGC 2442 is an Intermediate Spiral Galaxy.

88 - Vulpecula

This is our Final Constellation and Located in Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

Basic Details

Genitive	Vulpeculae
Abbreviation	Vul
Meaning	the Fox
Main Stars	5
Bordering Constellations	Cygnus, Lyra, Hercules, Sagitta, Delphinus Pegasus

Stellar Details



Facts

1) There is The Dumbbell Nebula.

2) Brocchi's Cluster is a group of 10 Stars Which is Also known as Coat hanger.

3) The NGC 7052 is a Elliptical Galaxy Which has a Central Dusty Ring with Diameter of 3700 Light years and Its Supermassive Black hole's Mass is 300 Million solar masses.

4) There is a Star Forming Region Called Vul OB1 Because There Are a Number of O - B Stars Are Being Born.