astronomical constellation

C16651
concept

An astronomical constellation is a recognized area of the celestial sphere defined by the International Astronomical Union, typically associated with a traditional pattern of stars and used for mapping and identifying positions in the night sky.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
astronomical constellation canonical 11
IAU constellation abbreviation 8
northern constellation 5

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: astronomical constellation
Generated description
An astronomical constellation is a recognized area of the celestial sphere defined by the International Astronomical Union, typically associated with a traditional pattern of stars and used for mapping and identifying positions in the night sky.

Instances (31)

Instance Via concept surface
Scutum —
昴 astronomical term
Ori IAU constellation abbreviation
Perseus constellation northern sky constellation
Canis Minor —
Ursa Major family constellation family
Cnc IAU constellation abbreviation
Cru IAU constellation abbreviation
Dorado —
Carina —
Cygnus —
Ursa Major northern constellation
Sco IAU constellation abbreviation
Triangulum —
Hydra
linked to: constellation Hydra
IAU designated constellation
Sagittarius constellation pattern constellation pattern
Auriga northern constellation
Lynx —
Gem IAU constellation abbreviation
Draco northern constellation
Ursa Minor northern constellation
Lep IAU constellation abbreviation
Boötes
linked to: Bootes
—
Coma Berenices northern constellation
Leo Minor —
Vulpecula —
Circinus —
Xiphias astronomical constellation name
Aqr IAU constellation abbreviation
Hercules family of constellations constellation family
Her IAU constellation abbreviation