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Astronomical Pronuncation Guide for the Constellations

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V

Constellation Pronunciation Abbreviation
A    
Andromeda an-drom'ah-da And
Antlia ant'lee-ah Ant
Apus a'pes Aps
Aquarius eh-quare'e-us Aqr
Aquila ack'weh-la Aql
Ara a'rah Ara
Auriga o-ree'geh Aur
B    
Bootes bow-owe'teez Boo
C    
Caelum see'lum Cae
Camelopardalis ka-mel'owe-par'-deh-lis Cam
Cancer kan'sir Cnc
Canes Venatici kay'neez veh-nat'ess-see CVn
Canis Major kay'niss may'jer CMa
Canis Minor kay'niss my'ner CMi
Capricornus kap'rih-kor'ness Cap
Carina keh-ree'neh Car
Cassiopeia kass'ee-eh-pee'eh Cas
Centaurus sen-tore'ess Cen
Cepheus see'fyoos' Cep
Cetus see'tess Cet
Chamaeleon keh-meel'yen Cha
Circinus sir'seh-ness Cir
Columba keh-lum'beh Col
Coma Berenices koe'meh ber'eh-nee'seez Com
Corona Australis keh-roe'neh austray'liss CrA
Corona Borealis keh-roe'neh bor'ee-al'is CrB
Corvus kor'vess Crv
Crater kray'ter Crt
Crux kruks Cru
Cygnus sig'ness Cyg
D    
Delphinus del-fih'ness Del
Dorado deh-ra'doe Dor
Draco dray'koe Dra
E    
Equuleus ih-kwoo'lee-ess Equ
Eridanus ih-rid'n-ess Eri
F    
Fornax for'naks' For
G    
Gemini jem'eh-nee Gem
Grus gruss Gru
H    
Hercules hur'kye-leez Her
Horologium hor'eh-low'gee-ehm Hor
Hydra high'dra Hya
Hydrus high'dress Hyi
I    
Indus in'dess Ind
L    
Lacerta le-sir'teh Lac
Leo lee'owe Leo
Leo Minor lee'owe my'ner LMi
Lepus lee'pess Lep
Libra lie'brah Lib
Lupus loo'pess Lup
Lynx links Lyn
Lyra lie'rah Lyr
M    
Mensa men'seh Men
Microscopium my'kreh-skoe-pee-ehm Mic
Monoceros meh-nos'ehr-ess Mon
Musca muss'keh Mus
N    
Norma nor'meh Nor
O    
Octans och'tenz Oct
Ophiuchus of'ee-yoo'kess Oph
Orion owe-rye'ehn Ori
P    
Pavo pah'voe Pav
Pegasus peg'eh-sess Peg
Perseus purr'see-ess Per
Phoenix fee'niks Phe
Pictor pik'ter Pic
Pisces pie'seez Psc
Piscis Austrinus pie'sis aus-try'ness PsA
Puppis pup'iss Pup
Pyxis pik'sis Pyx
R    
Reticulum rih-tik'yeh-lem Ret
S    
Sagitta seh-jit'eh Sge
Sagittarius saj'eh-tar'ee-ess Sgr
Scorpius skor'pee-ess Sco
Sculptor skulp'ter Scl
Scutum skyoo'tem Sct
Serpens sur'penz Ser
Sextans seks'tens Sex
T    
Taurus tore'ess Tau
Telescopium tell'eh-skoe'pee-ehm Tel
Triangulum try-ang'geh-lem Tri
Triangulum Australe try-ang'geh-lem au-stray'lee TrA
Tucana too-kay'neh Tuc
U    
Ursa Major ur'seh may'jer UMa
Ursa Minor ur'seh my'ner UMi
V    
Vela vee'leh Vel
Virgo vur'goe Vir
Volans voe'lanz Vol
Vulpecula vul-pek'yeh-leh Vul

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