Here are all of the 88 constellations in alphabetical order. In this table you can find out when you can see the constellation, in which hemisphere it is viewable, the abbreviation of the constellation, and what it means in real life.

Constellation Name	Hemisphere Viewable	Best time viewed	English Name
Andromeda	Northern	Autumn	Ethiopian Princess
Antlia	Southern	Winter	Air Pump
Apus	Southern	Autumn	Bird of Paradise
Aquarius	Both	Summer	Water-bearer
Aquila	Both	Summer	Eagle
Ara	Southern	Winter	Altar
Aries	Northern	Autumn	Ram
Auriga	Northern	Winter	Charioteer
Bootes	Northern	Spring	Herdsman
Caelum	Southern	Autumn	Engraving Chisel
Camelopardus	Northern	Anytime	Giraffe
Cancer	Northern	Winter	Crab
Canes Venatici	Northern	Spring	Hunting Dogs
Canis Major	Southern	Winter	Big Dog
Canis Minor	Both	Winter	Little Dog
Capricornus	Southern	Summer	Goat
Carina	Southern	Summer	Keel of Argonauts' Ship
Cassiopeia	Northern	Anytime	Ehiopian Queen
Centaurus	Southern	Autumn	Centaur (half horse, half man)
Cepheus	Northern	Anytime	Ethiopian King
Cetus	Both	Autumn	Whale or sea monster
Chamaeleon	Southern	Autumn	Chameleon
Circinus	Southern	Autumn	Drawing Compass
Columba	Southern	Winter	Dove
Coma Berenices	Northern	Spring	Berenice's Hair
Corona Australia	Southern	Summer	Southern Crown
Corona Borealis	Northern	Spring	Northern Crown
Corvus	Southern	Spring	Crow
Crater	Both	Spring	Cup
Crux	Southern	Autumn	Southern Cross
Cygnus	Northern	Summer	Swan
Delphinus	Both	Summer	Dolphin
Dorado	Southern	Summer	Swordfish
Draco	Northern	Anytime	Dragon
Equuleus	Both	Summer	Little Horse
Eridanus	Southern	Autumn	River
Fornax	Southern	Autumn	Furnace
Gemini	Northern	Winter	Twins
Grus	Southern	Summer	Crane
Hercules	Northern	Summer	Hercules, son of Zeus
Horologium	Southern	Spring	Clock
Hydra	Both	Spring	Sea Serpent
Hydrus	Southern	Spring	Water Snake
Indus	Southern	Winter	Indian
Lacerta	Northern	Summer	Lizard
Leo	Both	Spring/Winter	Lion
Leo Minor	Northern	Winter	Little Lion
Lepus	Southern	Winter	Hare
Libra	Northern	Spring	Balance
Lupus	Southern	Spring	Wolf
Lynx	Northern	Winter	Lynx
Lyra	Northern	Summer	Lyre or Harp
Mensa	Southern	Summer	Table Mountain
Microscopium	Southern	Summer	Microscope
Monoceros	Both	Winter	Unicorn
Musca	Southern	Autumn	Fly
Norma	Southern	Spring	Carpenter's Square
Octans	Southern	Anytime	Octant
Ophiuchus	Both	Summer	Serpent Holder
Orion	Both	Winter	Orion, the Hunter
Pavo	Southern	Winter	Peacock
Pegasus	Northern	Autumn	Pegasus, the Winged Horse
Perseus	Northern	Winter	Perseus
Phoenix	Southern	Autumn	Phoenix
Pictor	Southern	Summer	Painter
Pisces	Both	Autumn	Fish
Piscis Austrinus	Southern	Autumn	Southern Fish
Puppis	Southern	Winter	Stern of the Argonaut's Ship
Pyxis (or Malus)	Southern	Winter	Compass of the Argonaut's Ship
Reticulum	Southern	Spring	Net
Sagitta	Both	Summer	Arrow
Sagittarius	Southern	Summer	Archer
Scorpius	Southern	Summer	Scorpion
Sculptor	Southern	Autumn	Sculptor
Scutum	Both	Summer	Shield
Serpens	Both	Summer	Serpent
Sextans	Both	Winter	Sextant
Taurus	Both	Spring	Bull
Telescopium	Southern	Summer	Telescope
Triangulum	Northern	Autumn	Triangle
Triangulum Australe	Southern	Autumn	Southern Triangle
Tucana	Southern	Spring	Toucan
Ursa Major (or Big Dipper)	Northern	Spring	Big Bear
Ursa Minor (or Little Dipper)	Northern	Spring	Little Bear
Vela	Southern	Winter	Sail of the Argonaut's Ship
Virgo	Both	Spring	Virgin
Volans	Southern	Summer	Flying Fish
Vulpecula	Northern	Summer	Fox

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