Southern Constellations

IAU NameEnglish NameSeasonCulm@MnDec NDec SDSO
Antlia (Ant)Air PumpJFMAM......D18 February-24.5°-40.4°
Apus (Aps)Bird of Paradise............24 May-67.5°-83.1°2
Ara (Ara)Altar............12 June-45.5°-67.7°3
Caelum (Cae)Engraving ToolJF.......OND4 December-27.0°-48.7°1
Canis Maior (CMa)Great DogJFMA.....OND3 January-11.0°-33.3°8
Capricornus (Cap)Sea GoatJ....JJASOND5 August-8.4°-27.6°1
Carina (Car)Keel............23 January-50.8°-75.7°5
Centaurus (Cen)Centaur............5 April-30.0°-64.7°7
Chamaeleon (Cha)Chameleon............25 February-75.3°-83.1°1
Circinus (Cir)Compass............8 May-55.4°-70.6°1
Columba (Col)DoveJFM......OND20 December-27.1°-43.1°1
Corona Australis (CrA)Southern Crown............1 July-36.8°-45.5°3
Corvus (Crv)CrowJFMAMJ.....D28 March-11.7°-25.2°3
Crater (Crt)CupJFMAMJ.....D11 March-6.7°-25.2°
Crux (Cru)Southern Cross............28 March-55.7°-64.7°3
Dorado (Dor)Swordfish............9 December-48.7°-70.1°1
Fornax (For)FurnaceJF......SOND8 November-23.8°-39.5°4
Grus (Gru)Crane............29 August-36.3°-56.4°4
Horologium (Hor)Clock............15 November-39.6°-67.0°1
Hydrus (Hyi)Male Water Snake............31 October-57.8°-82.1°
Indus (Ind)Indian............11 August-45.0°-74.5°
Lepus (Lep)HareJFMA....SOND16 December-10.8°-27.3°4
Libra (Lib)Scales.FMAMJJAS...12 May-0.5°-30.0°3
Lupus (Lup)Wolf............14 May-29.8°-55.6°
Mensa (Men)Table Mountain............14 December-69.7°-85.3°
Microscopium (Mic)Microscope......JASOND5 August-27.5°-45.1°
Musca (Mus)Fly............29 March-64.6°-75.7°3
Norma (Nor)Carpenter's Square............24 May-42.3°-60.4°1
Octans (Oct)Octant............11 August-74.3°-90.0°
Pavo (Pav)Peacock............14 July-56.6°-75.0°3
Phoenix (Phe)Phoenix............6 October-39.3°-57.8°
Pictor (Pic)Painter's Easel............17 December-42.8°-64.2°
Piscis Austrinus (PsA)Southern FishJ.....JASOND25 August-24.8°-36.5°
Puppis (Pup)SternJFMA......ND14 January-11.3°-51.1°10
Pyxis (Pyx)CompassJFMAM.....ND1 February-17.4°-37.3°3
Reticulum (Ret)Reticle............24 November-52.7°-67.2°
Sagittarius (Sgr)Archer....MJJASON.5 July-11.7°-45.3°51
Scorpius (Sco)Scorpion...AMJJAS...3 June-8.3°-45.8°18
Sculptor (Scl)SculptorJ......ASOND2 October-24.8°-39.4°5
Scutum (Sct)Shield..MAMJJASOND1 July-3.8°-15.9°7
Telescopium (Tel)Telescope............11 July-45.1°-57.0°
Triangulum Australe (TrA)Southern Triangle............24 May-60.3°-70.5°1
Tucana (Tuc)Toucan............21 September-56.3°-75.3°2
Vela (Vel)Sails............12 February-37.2°-57.2°4
Volans (Vol)Flying Fish............15 January-64.1°-75.5°

Legend: Season = The constellation is visible from the current geographic location in that month and the centre of the Sun is at least 18° below the horizon ("." = not visible, JFMAMJJASOND = months). Culm@Mn = Culmination at local midnight. The approximate centre of the constellation and the Sun re on the opposite side of the sky, which means it is at its highest point in the sky at local midnight, when the Sun is lowest below the horizon. Dec N = Northern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). Dec S = Southern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). DSO = Number of pages with described deep-sky objects.