Phact (Alpha Columbae)
Phact, Alpha Columbae (α Col), is a hot blue B-type star located 261 light-years away in the constellation Columba (the Dove). It is part of a large asterism known as the Egyptian X.| Star Facts
Argo Navis (the Ship Argo) is an obsolete constellation located in the southern sky. It was divided into three smaller constellations – Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern) and Vela (the Sails) in the 18th century.| www.constellation-guide.com
Learn about the 88 modern constellations, their names, history, how to identify them, why we see different constellations at different times of year, and other fun facts.| www.constellation-guide.com
Pyxis is a small constellation in the southern sky. Created in the 18th century, it represents a mariner's compass.| www.constellation-guide.com
Piscis Austrinus is a small constellation in the southern sky. It represents the Southern Fish. It is home to Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
Pictor is a small, faint constellation located in the far southern sky. It was created in the 18th century. It represents a painter's easel.| www.constellation-guide.com
Equuleus is the smallest constellation in the northern sky. It represents a little horse or foal and lies near the larger horse, Pegasus. The constellation is home to the yellow giant Kitalpha and the spiral galaxy NGC 7015.| www.constellation-guide.com
Delphinus is one of the smallest northern constellations. Recognizable for its distinctive quadrilateral shape, the constellation is home to the Blue Flash Nebula (NGC 6905) and the globular clusters NGC 6934 and NGC 7006.| www.constellation-guide.com
Carina is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents the keel of the ship Argo. It is home to Canopus, the second brightest star in the sky, and Eta Carinae, a massive star illuminating the Carina Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Puppis is a constellation located in the southern hemisphere. Home to many notable stars, it represents the stern of the ship Argo, on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed to get the Golden Fleece.| www.constellation-guide.com
Vela is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents the sails of Argo Navis, the mythical ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The constellation contains the Vela Supernova Remnant, the Eight-Burst Nebula, and the Omicron Velorum Cluster| www.constellation-guide.com
Phact, Alpha Columbae (α Col), is a hot blue B-type star located 261 light-years away in the constellation Columba (the Dove). It is part of a large asterism known as the Egyptian X.| Star Facts
Lepus is a northern constellation located just south of Orion. It contains the white supergiant Arneb, the famous variable star R Leporis (Hind's Crimson Star), the globular cluster Messier 79, and the Spirograph Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Orion, the Hunter, is one of the best known constellations in the sky. Home to Orion's Belt, the Orion Nebula, and the bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse, the constellation lies north of the celestial equator and is visible from both hemispheres.| www.constellation-guide.com
Canis Major is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents the bigger dog following Orion, the Hunter. The constellation is home to Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, and the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.| www.constellation-guide.com
Eridanus is one of the largest constellations in the sky. It represents the celestial river. It is home to Achernar, one of the brightest stars in the sky, the nearby star Epsilon Eridani, and the Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118).| www.constellation-guide.com
Hatysa (ι Ori) is the primary component in a multiple star system located 1,340 light-years away in the constellation Orion. It forms Orion’s Sword with 42 Orionis, Theta Orionis, and the Orion Nebula (M42).| Star Facts
Gamma Cassiopeiae (γ Cas) is a spectroscopic binary star located at a distance of 550 light years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is the central star of Cassiopeia's W.| Star Facts
The list of all the named stars (stars with names that have been formally approved by the IAU), with name origins and etymologies explained.| Star Facts
