Sky region · 31 constellations

Northern Sky

Constellations centred in the northern celestial hemisphere, best seen from northern latitudes.

Constellation	Abbr	Hemisphere	Area	Rank	Season
AndromedaThe Chained Princess	And	Northern	722 deg²	19	Autumn
AriesThe Ram	Ari	Northern	441 deg²	39	Autumn
AurigaThe Charioteer	Aur	Northern	657 deg²	21	Winter
BoötesThe Herdsman	Boo	Northern	907 deg²	13	Spring
CamelopardalisThe Giraffe	Cam	Northern	757 deg²	18	—
CancerThe Crab	Cnc	Northern	506 deg²	31	Spring
Canes VenaticiThe Hunting Dogs	CVn	Northern	465 deg²	38	Spring
CassiopeiaThe Seated Queen	Cas	Northern	598 deg²	25	Autumn
CepheusThe King	Cep	Northern	588 deg²	27	—
Coma BerenicesBerenice's Hair	Com	Northern	386 deg²	42	Spring
Corona BorealisThe Northern Crown	CrB	Northern	178.7 deg²	73	Summer
CygnusThe Swan	Cyg	Northern	804 deg²	16	Summer
DelphinusThe Dolphin	Del	Northern	189 deg²	69	Summer
DracoThe Dragon	Dra	Northern	1,083 deg²	8	—
EquuleusThe Little Horse	Equ	Northern	72 deg²	87	—
GeminiThe Twins	Gem	Northern	514 deg²	30	Winter
HerculesThe Hero (Heracles)	Her	Northern	1,225 deg²	5	Summer
LacertaThe Lizard	Lac	Northern	201 deg²	68	—
LeoThe Lion	Leo	Northern	947 deg²	12	Spring
Leo MinorThe Lesser Lion	LMi	Northern	232 deg²	64	—
LynxThe Lynx	Lyn	Northern	545 deg²	28	—
LyraThe Lyre / Harp	Lyr	Northern	286 deg²	52	Summer
PegasusThe Winged Horse	Peg	Northern	1,121 deg²	7	Autumn
PerseusThe Hero	Per	Northern	615 deg²	24	Autumn
PiscesThe Fishes	Psc	Northern	889 deg²	14	Autumn
SagittaThe Arrow	Sge	Northern	80 deg²	86	Summer
TaurusThe Bull	Tau	Northern	797 deg²	17	Winter
TriangulumThe Triangle	Tri	Northern	131.8 deg²	78	Autumn
Ursa MajorThe Great Bear	UMa	Northern	1,280 deg²	3	Spring
Ursa MinorThe Lesser Bear	UMi	Northern	256 deg²	56	—
VulpeculaThe Fox	Vul	Northern	268 deg²	55	Summer

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