Planet Earth
International Astronomical Union WGSN

Images: historical – Comparison

1IAU-NameIAUFarneseLeidenearly modern originalIAU
(S&T)
StellariumTransformation
+2nd century
Greek model
+9th century
Roman model
19302000
always 98,9° FOV
1AndromedaAnd
2AntliaAnt
Lacaille 1756
3ApusAps
Bayer 1603
4AquariusAqr
5AquilaAql
6AraAra
7ArgoArgextended & split (Puppis, Carina, Vela);
Pyxis has been the mast of the ancient ship
8AriesAri
9AurigaAur
10BoötesBoo
11CaelumCae
Lacaille 1756
12CamelopardalisCamPlancius 1612
13CancerCnc
14Canes VenaticiCVnEnglish
1670s
15Canis MajorCMa
16Canis MinorCMimissing
17CapricornusCap
broken
18CassiopeiaCas
19,
20
Centaurus +
Lupus
Cen
Lup
missing
21CepheusCep
22CetusCet


23ChamaeleonCha
Bayer 1603
24CircinusCir
Lacaille 1756
25ColumbaColPlancius 1612
26Coma BerenikesComsee Leo (curled tail)?
27Corona AustralisCrAmissing
28Corona BorealisCrB
29CraterCrtsee Hydrasee Hydra
30CruxCrupart of Cenpart of Cencut from Cen
31CygnusCyg
32DelphinusDel
33DoradoDor
Bayer 1603
34DracoDrabroken
35EquuleusEqumissingmissing
Bayer 1603
36EridanusEri
37FornaxFor
Lacaille 1756
38GeminiGem
39GrusGru
Bayer 1603
40HerculesHer
41HorologiumHor
Lacaille 1756
42,
43
Corvus
Hydra
Crv
Hya
44HydrusHyi
Bayer 1603
45IndusInd
Bayer 1603
46LacertaLac
Hevelius 1690
47LeoLeo
48Leo MinorLMi
Hevelius 1690
49LepusLep
50LibraLibmissing
51LynxLyn
Hevelius 1690
52LyraLyr
53MensaMen
Lacaille 1756
54MicroscopiumMic
55MonocerosMonPlancius 1612
56MuscaMus
Bayer 1603
57NormaNor
Lacaille 1756
58OctansOct
Lacaille 1756
59,
60
Ophiuchus,
Serpens
Oph
Ser
61OrionOri
62PavoPav
Bayer 1603
63PegasusPeg
64PerseusPer
65PhoenixPhe
Bayer 1603
66PictorPic
Lacaille 1756
67PiscesPsc
68Piscis AustrinusPsAmissing
Bayer 1603
69ReticulumRet
Lacaille 1756
70SagittaSgemissing (covered by Aql)see Aquila
Bode 1603
71SagittariusSgr
72ScorpiusScosee Ophiuchus
73SculptorScl
Lacaille 1756
74ScutumSct
Hevelius 1690
75SextansSex
Hevelius 1690
76TaurusTau
77TelescopiumTel
Lacaille 1756
78TriangulumTrimissing
79Triangulum AustraleTrA
Lacaille 1756
80TucanaTuc
Bayer 1603
81Ursa MajorUMamissingsee Draco
82Ursa MinorUMimissingsee Draco
83VirgoVirmissing
84VolansVol
Bayer 1603
85VulpeculaFox
Hevelius 1690