Southern Constellations
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RA : 00h-24h
Dec : -30O to -90O		 Constellations : Ant, Aps, Ara, Cae, Car, Cen, Cir, CMa,
Col, CrA, Cru, Cha, Dor, Eri, Gru, Hor, Hyi, Ind, Lup,
Men, Mic, Mus, Nor, Oct, Pav, Phe, Pic, Pup, Pyx, Ret,
Sco, Sgr, Tel, TrA, Vel, Vol
Best Observed : Aug - Dec (Text Ordered by RA)		 RA : 00h-24h
Dec : -30O to -90O
DS 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 10h 11h
NEW 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 20h 21h 22h 23h
EXPLANATION
Column 1:
CONSTELLATION
Constellation Name
Column 2:
GENATIVE
Constellation name that follows the Greek or Roman Letter for the designation of a naked-eye star.
Column 3:
Standard three letter abbreviation for the Constellation.
Column 4:
Cul 9pm
Culmination at 9 pm of a constellation or celestial object crossing the meridian of an observer.
Column 5:
Cul 12am
Culmination at 12am (at Midnight) of a constellation or celestial object crossing the meridian of an observer.
Column 6:
Area (sq.deg)
Area of the constellation in squaredegrees.
(P) Partial; to -30 deg.
(T) Total Area
Column 7:
Pos.
Position from largest to smallest in order of total area for all 88 recognised constellations.
Column 8:
Central Position
The approximate Right Ascention and Declination of the constellation’s center. Date here is the highest altitude for the the constellation’s centre.
NOTES:
Octans is always circumpolar.

LIST of the SOUTHERN CONSTELLATIONS

Inner Southern Constellations
Declination -60O to -90O

CONSTELLATION
NAME		 GENITIVE
NAME		 Abb. Cul
9pm		 Cul
12am		 Area
(sq.deg)		 Pos. Central
Position
Mensa Mensae Men 29 Jan 14 Dec 153.484 76 (05300-7741)
Volans Volantis Vol 05 Mar 19 Jan 141.354 77 (07540-6852)
Chamaeleon Chamaeleontis Cha 17 Apr 02 Mar 131.592 80 (10418-7709)
Crux Crucis Cru 14 May 30 Mar 68.447 89 (12274-5905)
Musca Muscae Mus 15 May 31 Mar 138.355 78 (12345-7006)
Circinus Circini Cir 16 Jun 01 May 93.353 86 (14436-6426)
Apus Apodis Apu 07 Jul 24 May 206.327 68 (16037-7556)
Triangulum Australe Trianguli Australis TrA 09 Jul 25 May 109.978 84 (16069-6455)
Pavo Pavonis Pav 04 Sep 21 Jul 377.666 44 (19598-6337)
Hydrus Hydrae Hyi 14 Dec 30 Oct 294.006 49 (02319-7242)
Octans Octanis Oct Circum 08 Aug 91.045 50 (21064-8442)

Outer Southern Constellations
Declination -40O to -60O

CONSTELLATION
NAME		 GENITIVE
NAME		 Abb. Cul
9pm		 Cul
12am		 Area
(sq.deg)		 Pos. Central
Position
Reticulum Reticuli Ret 03 Jan 20 Nov 113.936 83 (03565-5948)
Cælum Caeli Cae 15 Jan 30 Nov 124.865 82 (04466-3819)
Dorado Doradus Dor 28 Jan 14 Dec 179.173 73 (05278-6422)
Pictor Pictoris Pic 30 Jan 15 Dec 246.739 59 (05386-5302)
Columba Columbae Col 03 Feb 19 Dec 270.184 54 (05501-3505)
Southern Puppis Puppis Pup 27 Feb 12 Jan 421.01 P
 20 T (07257-4036)
Puppis* Puppis Pup 27 Feb 12 Jan 673.434 T 20 T (07257-4036)
Carina CarinaeCar 18 Mar 01 Feb 494.184 33 (08548-6119)
Pyxis Pyxidis Pyx 21 Mar 04 Feb 220.883 65 (08568-2806)
Vela Velorum Vel 29 Mar 12 Feb 499.649 31 (09249-4759)
Antlia Antliae Ant 10 Apr 23 Feb 238.901 62 (10081-3419)
Centaurus Centauri Cen 25 May 10 Apr 1060.422 09 (13043-4540)
Lupus Lupi Lup 23 Jun 12 May 333.683 46 (15210-4319)
Norma Normae Nor 08 Jul 23 May 165.290 75 (16010-5131)
Southern Scorpius Scorpii Sco 24 Jul 08 Jun 496.783 T 33 (17017-3719)
Ara Arae Ara 28 Jul 13 Jun 237.057 63 (17218-5329)
Corona Australis Corona Australis CrA 15 Aug 02 Jul 127.696 81 (18381-4058)
Telescopium Telescopii Tel 25 Aug 11 Jul 251.512 57 (19158-5129)
Microscopium Microscopii Mic 20 Sep 06 Aug 209.513 66 (20565-3619)
Indus Indi Ind 28 Sep 14 Aug 294.006 49 (21325-5825)
Grus Gruis Gru 13 Oct 29 Aug 365.513 45 (22289-4536)
Phoenix Phoenicis Phe 18 Nov 04 Oct 469.319 36 (00536-4831)
Tucana Tucanae Tuc 01 Nov 17 Sep 294.557 48 (23371-6718)
Southern Eridanus Eridani Eri 22 Dec 06 Nov 264.0 P -- (03036-4354)
Eridanus* Eridani Eri 25 Dec 09 Nov 1137.919 T 06 T (03036-4354)
Horologium Horologii Hor 27 Dec 12 Nov 248.885 58 (03252-5216)

Southern Equatorial Constellations
Declination -30O to -40O

CONSTELLATION
NAME		 GENITIVE
NAME		 Abb. Cul
9pm		 Cul
12am		 Area
(sq.deg)		 Pos. Central
Position
Southern Sculptor Sculptoris Scl 21 Nov 07 Oct c.35 P
474.164 T		 35 * (01011-3208)
Southern Fornax Forancis For 15 Dec 31 Oct ? P
97.502 T		 41 (02482-3142)
Mid-Southern Eridanus Eridani Eri 05 Jan 20 Nov ? P
1137.919 T 		06** (04000-3000)
Southern Puppis Puppis Pup 27 Feb 12 Jan 421.010 P
673.434 T		 20** (07257-4036)
Antlia Antliae Ant 10 Apr 23 Feb 238.901 62 (10081-3419)
Southern Sagittarius Sagittarii Sgr 27 Aug 13 Jul ? P
867.432 T		 15** (19219-3729)
Pisces Austrinus Piscis Austrini PsA 10 Oct 25 Sep 245.375 60 (22168-3024)

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