CONSTELLATIONS

(Widya Sawitar – Indonesian Astronomical Society - 2006)

Latin Name Genitive Abbre. Translation (English) Translation (Indonesian) Origin

01 /P Andromeda Andromedae And Andromeda Andromeda (Ratu Ethiopia) (Latin poet) Manilius (1st cent. BC)
02 Antlia Antliae Ant Pump (air pump) Pompa Udara Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752) (French)
03 Apus Apodis Aps Bird of Paradise Burung Surga Pieter Keyser and Frederick de
Houtman (1595 – 1597) (Dutch)
04 /P Aquarius Aquarii Aqr Water Bearer Pembawa Air (Latin poet) Manilius (1st cent. BC)
05 /P Aquila Aquilae Aql Eagle Elang Mesopotamian (1200 BC)
06 /P Ara Arae Ara Altar Altar The poets of Greek and Roman
07 /P Aries Arietis Ari Ram Domba Jantan Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd cent. BC)
08 /P Auriga Aurigae Aur Charioteer Penunggang Kuda Perang Mesopotamian
09 /P Bootes Bootis Boo Herdsman Penggembala Athenian (and Roman)
10 Caelum Caeli Cae Chisel Pahat Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
11 Camelopardalis Camelopardalis Cam Giraffe Jerapah Petrus Plancius (1613) (Dutch)
12 /P Cancer Cancri Cnc Crab Kepiting Mesopotamian (Egyptian)
13 /P Canes Venatici Canum Venaticorum CVn Hunting Dogs Anjing Pemburu (Johannes Hoevelke) Hevelius (17th
cent.)(Polish)
14 /P Canis Major Canis Majoris CMa Big Dog Anjing Besar Egyptian (3rd millenium BC)
15 /P Canis Minor Canis Minoris CMi Little Dog Anjing Kecil Mesopotamian (Arabic legend)
16 /P Capricornus Capricorni Cap Horned Goat (Sea Goat) Kambing Laut Assyro-Babylonian
17 Carina Carinae Car Ship’s Keel (*) Lunas Kapal Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1763)
18 /P Cassiopeia Cassiopeiae Cas Cassiopeia Cassiopeia Greek poet Aratus (3rd cent. BC)

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19 /P Centaurus Centauri Cen Centaur Centaur Greek
20 /P Cepheus Cephei Cep Cepheus Cepheus Mesopotamian (Sumerian)
21 /P Cetus Ceti Cet Whale Ikan paus Middle East (Brazilian)
22 Chamaeleon Chamaeleonis Cha Chameleon Bunglon Pieter Keyser and Frederick de
Houtman (1595 – 1597) (Dutch)
23 Circinus Circini Cir Compass Kompas Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
24 Columba Columbae Col Dove Merpati Bayer and Petrus Plancius (16th
cent.) (Dutch)
25 Coma Berenices Comae Berenices Com Berenice’s Hair Rambut Berenice Gerard Mercator (1551)
26 /P Corona Australis Coronae Australis CrA Southern Crown Mahkota Selatan Greek
27 /P Corona Borealis Coronae Borealis CrB Northern Crown Mahkota Utara Greek
28 /P Corvus Corvi Crv Crow Gagak Roman (Arabian)
29 /P Crater Crateris Crt Cup Cangkir Roman (Arabian)
30 /P Crux Crucis Cru Southern Cross Salib Selatan Al-Biruni (11st cent.)(Arabian)
31 /P Cygnus Cygni Cyg Swan Angsa Mesopotamian (Arabian Night’s Tale
of Sindbad the Sailor)
32 /P Delphinus Delphini Del Dolphin Lumba-lumba Greek (India)
33 Dorado Doradus Dor Swordfish Ikan Pedang (Ikan Todak) Pieter Keyser and Frederick de
Houtman (1595 – 1597) (Dutch)
34 /P Draco Draconis Dra Dragon Naga Mesopotamian (Thales – Greek, 6th
cent. BC)
35 /P Equuleus Equulei Equ Little Horse Kuda Kecil Ptolemy (2nd cent.) (Greek)
36 /P Eridanus Eridani Eri River Eridanus Sungai Eridanus Greek poet Aratus (3rd cent. BC)
37 Fornax Fornacis For Furnace Tungku Perapian Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
38 /P Gemini Geminorum Gem Twins Kembar Mesopotamian (Egypt)

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39 Grus Gruis Gru Crane Bangau Johann Bayer (1603) (German)
40 /P Hercules Herculis Her Hercules Hercules Greek (5th cent. BC)
41 Horologium Horologii Hor Clock Jam Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
42 /P Hydra Hydrae Hya Hydra (water monster/snake) Monster/Ular Air Mesopotamian (1200 BC)
43 Hydrus Hydri Hyi watersnake Ular Air Johann Bayer (1603) (German)
44 Indus Indi Ind Indian Indian Pieter Keyser and Frederick de
Houtman (1595 – 1597) (Dutch)
45 Lacerta Lacertae Lac Lizard Kadal (Johannes Hoevelke) Hevelius
(1687)
46 /P Leo Leonis Leo Lion Singa Mesopotamian (Egypt)
47 Leo Minor Leonis Minoris LMi Little Lion Singa Kecil (Johannes Hoevelke) Hevelius
(1687)
48 /P Lepus Leporis Lep Hare Kelinci Arabian (Greek)
49 /P Libra Librae Lib Scales Timbangan Mesopotamian (Greek)
50 /P Lupus Lupi Lup Wolf Srigala Arabian (Roman)
51 Lynx Lyncis Lyn Lynx Lynx (Keluarga Harimau) (Johannes Hoevelke) Hevelius
(1687)
52 /P Lyra Lyrae Lyr Harp Harpa Greek
53 Mensa Mensae Men Table (mountain) Meja (Dataran) Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
54 Microscopium Microscopii Mic Microscope Mikroskop Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
55 Monoceros Monocerotis Mon Unicorn Unicorn (Kuda Bertanduk) Petrus Plancius (1613) (Dutch)
56 Musca Muscae Mus Fly Lalat Pieter Keyser and Frederick de
Houtman (1595 – 1597) (Dutch)
57 Norma Normae Nor Level (square) (Perata Datar/Timbangan) Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)

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58 Octans Octantis Oct Octant (Semacam) Sextant Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
59 /P Ophiuchus Ophiuchi Oph Ophiuchus (serpent bearer) Pembawa/pawang Ular Hippocrates (c. 460 BC) (Cos –
Greek)
60 /P Orion Orionis Ori Orion Orion Egypt (c.2700 – 2600 BC)
61 Pavo Pavonis Pav Peacock Merak Pieter Keyser and Frederick de
Houtman (1595 – 1597) (Dutch)
62 /P Pegasus Pegasi Peg Pegasus (winged horse) Kuda Terbang Mesopotamian (Etruscan)
63 /P Perseus Persei Per Perseus Perseus Greek (Roman)
64 Phoenix Phoenicis Phe Phoenix Phoenix Pieter Keyser and Frederick de
Houtman (1595 – 1597) (Dutch)
65 Pictor Pictoris Pic Easel Kuda-kuda Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
66 /P Pisces Piscium Psc Fish Ikan Greek (Roman)
67 /P Piscis Austrinus Piscis Austrini PsA Southern Fish Ikan Selatan Egypt (Greek)
68 Puppis Puppis Pup Ship’s Stern (*) Buritan Kapal Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1763)
69 Pyxis Pyxidis Pyx Ship’s Compass (*) Kompas Kapal Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1763)
70 Reticulum Reticuli Ret Net Jala Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1763)
71 Sagitta Sagittae Sge Arrow Panah Persian (Hebrew)
72 /P Sagittarius Sagittarii Sgr Archer Pemanah Mesopotamian (Greek)
73 /P Scorpius Scorpii Sco Scorpion Kalajengking Mesopotamian (Egypt)
74 Sculptor Sculptoris Scl Sculptor Pemahat Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
75 Scutum Scuti Sct Shield (of King John Sobieski Tameng (Johannes Hoevelke) Hevelius
III of Poland) (1611 -1687)
76 /P Serpens Serpentis Ser Serpent Ular Aesculapius (5th cent. BC)
77 Sextans Sextantis Sex Sextant Sextant (Johannes Hoevelke) Hevelius

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78 /P Taurus Tauri Tau Bull Banteng Babylonian (c. 2000 BC)
79 Telescopium Telescopii Tel Telescope Teleskop Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1751 –
1752)
80 /P Triangulum Trianguli Tri Triangle Segitiga Arabian (Greek)
81 Triangulum Australe Trianguli Australe TrA Southern Triangle Segitiga Selatan Amerigo Vespucci (Italian) (1503)
82 Tucana Tucanae Tuc Toucan Toucan (Rangkong) Pieter Keyser and Frederick de
Houtman (1595 – 1597) (Dutch)
83 /P Ursa Major Ursae Majoris UMa Big Bear Beruang Besar Greek (Chinese)
84 /P Ursa Minor Ursae Minoris UMi Little Bear Beruang Kecil Thales (c.600 BC) (Petrus Apianus –
1495 -1522 – German)
85 Vela Velorum Vel Ship’s Sails (*) Layar Kapal Abbe Nicolas de Lacaille (1763)
86 /P Virgo Virginis Vir Virgin Perawan Assyro-Babylonian
87 Volans Volantis Vol Flying fish Ikan Terbang Pieter Keyser and Frederick de
Houtman (1595 – 1597) (Dutch)
88 Vulpecula Vulpeculae Vul Little Fox Rubah Kecil (Johannes Hoevelke) Hevelius

(*) Formerly formed the constellation Argo Navis, the Argonauts’ ship.
Italic Proper names.
/P Depicted by Ptolemy
This table: in preparation, just for astronomy olympiad.