Constellation Hunter Program Chair:
Cliff Mygatt
P.O. Box 8607
Port Orchard, WA 98366
(360) 265-5418
E-mail: cliffandchris@wavecable.com
Observing List:
The 39 constellations are listed in alphabetical order. Your observing plan should be based on those constellations that are visible on any particular night. You can generate this list using a planeshpere. Information provided on each object is a check box, constellation name, right ascension, and declination. This is a list of all of the constellations that appear north of the ecliptic.
For a printable version of the Checklist, click here
Constellation | Right Ascension (center) | Declination (center) | |
[ ] | Andromeda | 01 hr | + 40 deg |
[ ] | Aquarius | 23 hrs | – 10 deg |
[ ] | Aquila | 20 hrs | + 4 deg |
[ ] | Aries | 03 hrs | + 20 deg |
[ ] | Auriga | 06 hrs | + 39 deg |
[ ] | Bootes | 15 hrs | + 40 deg |
[ ] | Camelopardalis | 06 hrs | + 69 deg |
[ ] | Cancer | 09 hrs | + 20 deg |
[ ] | Canes Venatici | 13 hrs | + 40 deg |
[ ] | Canis Minor | 08 hrs | + 5 deg |
[ ] | Cassiopeia | 01 hr | + 60 deg |
[ ] | Cepheus | 23 hrs | + 75 deg |
[ ] | Coma Berenices | 13 hrs | + 20 deg |
[ ] | Corona Borealis | 16 hrs | + 30 deg |
[ ] | Cygnus | 21 hrs | + 40 deg |
[ ] | Delphinus | 21 hrs | + 10 deg |
[ ] | Draco | 17 hrs | + 60 deg |
[ ] | Equuleus | 21 hrs | + 7 deg |
[ ] | Gemini | 07 hrs | + 22 deg |
[ ] | Hercules | 17 hrs | + 30 deg |
[ ] | Lacerta | 23 hrs | + 46 deg |
[ ] | Leo | 11 hrs | + 14 deg |
[ ] | Leo Minor | 10 hrs | + 34 deg |
[ ] | Lynx | 08 hrs | + 46 deg |
[ ] | Lyra | 19 hrs | + 35 deg |
[ ] | Monoceros | 07 hrs | 0 deg |
[ ] | Orion | 05 hrs | + 5 deg |
[ ] | Pegasus | 03 hrs | + 45 deg |
[ ] | Perseus | 04 hrs | + 46 deg |
[ ] | Pisces | 01 hr | + 10 deg |
[ ] | Sagitta | 20 hrs | + 20 deg |
[ ] | Serpens Caput | 17 hrs | 0 deg |
[ ] | Serpens Cauda | 17 hrs | 0 deg |
[ ] | Sextans | 10 hrs | 0 deg |
[ ] | Taurus | 05 hrs | + 20 deg |
[ ] | Triangulum | 02 hrs | + 32 deg |
[ ] | Ursa Major | 11 hrs | + 56 deg |
[ ] | Ursa Minor | 15 hrs | + 75 deg |
[ ] | Vulpecula | 20 hrs | + 25 deg |