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APPENDIX C

 

 

 

 

Modern Constellations

 

 

constellation

 

abbreviation

 

genitive

 

origin

Andromeda

 

And

 

Andromedae

 

ancient (Ptolemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antlia

 

Ant

 

Antliae

 

1763, Lacaille

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apus

 

Aps

 

Apodis

 

1603, Uranometria, created by Keyser and de

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Houtman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarius

 

Aqr

 

Aquarii

 

ancient (Ptolemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquila

 

Aql

 

Aquilae

 

ancient (Ptolemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ara

 

Ara

 

Arae

 

ancient (Ptolemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aries

 

Ari

 

Arietis

 

ancient (Ptolemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auriga

 

Aur

 

Aurigae

 

ancient (Ptolemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boötes

 

Boo

 

Boötis

 

ancient (Ptolemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caelum

 

Cae

 

Caeli

 

1763, Lacaille

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camelopardalis

 

Cam

 

Camelopardalis

 

1624, Bartsch[2]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancer

 

Cnc

 

Cancri

 

ancient (Ptolemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canes Venatici

 

CVn

 

Canum

 

1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venaticorum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canis Major

 

CMa

 

Canis Majoris

 

ancient (Ptolemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yamaha G SERIES manual Appendix C, Modern Constellations, Genitive Origin

G SERIES specifications

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