Constellation Names
The Exoplanet Archive's Inventory Search (a.k.a. Explore the Archive) recognizes the abbreviated constellation names listed in the table below. You may have been directed to this page after entering an unrecognized constellation name. Please consult the following table to find the correct abbreviation and resubmit your search.
Note: The system is case-insensitive, e.g., "Cap" is the same as "cap."
| Abbreviation | Constellation Names |
| And | ANDROMEDA, ANDROMEDAE |
| Ant | ANTLIA, ANTLIAE |
| Aps | APUS, APODIS |
| Aqr | AQUARIUS, AQUARII |
| Aql | AQUILA, AQUILAE |
| Ara | ARA, ARAE |
| Ari | ARIES, ARIETIS |
| Aur | AURIGA, AURIGAE |
| Boo | BOOTES, BOOTIS |
| Cae | CAELUM, CAELI |
| Cam | CAMELOPARDALIS, CAMELOPARDALIS |
| Cnc | CANCER, CANCRI |
| CVn | CANES VENATICI, CANUM VENATICORUM |
| CMa | CANIS MAJOR, CANIS MAJORIS |
| CMi | CANIS MINOR, CANIS MINORIS |
| Cap | CAPRICORNUS, CAPRICORNI |
| Car | CARINA, CARINAE |
| Cas | CASSIOPEIA, CASSIOPEIAE |
| Cen | CENTAURUS, CENTAURI |
| Cep | CEPHEUS, CEPHEI |
| Cet | CETUS, CETI |
| Cha | CHAMAELEON, CHAMAELEONTIS |
| Cir | CIRCINUS, CIRCINI |
| Col | COLUMBA, COLUMBAE |
| Com | COMA BERENICES, COMAE BERENICES |
| CrA | CORONA AUSTRALIS, CORONAE AUSTRALIS |
| CrB | CORONA BOREALIS, CORONAE BOREALIS |
| Crv | CORVUS, CORVI |
| Crt | CRATER, CRATERIS |
| Cru | CRUX, CRUCIS |
| Cyg | CYGNUS, CYGNI |
| Del | DELPHINUS, DELPHINI |
| Dor | DORADO, DORADUS |
| Dra | DRACO, DRACONIS |
| Equ | EQUULEUS, EQUULEI |
| Eri | ERIDANUS, ERIDANI |
| For | FORNAX, FORNACIS |
| Gem | GEMINI, GEMINORIUM |
| Gru | GRUS, GRUIS |
| Her | HERCULES, HERCULIS |
| Hor | HOROLOGIUM, HOROLOGII |
| Hya | HYDRA, HYDRAE |
| Hyi | HYDRUS, HYDRI |
| Ind | INDUS, INDI |
| Lac | LACERTA, LACERTAE |
| Leo | LEO, LEONIS |
| LMi | LEO MINOR, LEONIS MINORIS |
| Lep | LEPUS, LEPORIS |
| Lib | LIBRA, LIBRAE |
| Lup | LUPUS, LUPI |
| Lyn | LYNX, LYNX |
| Lyr | LYRA, LYRAE |
| Men | MENSA, MENSAE |
| Mic | MICROSCOPIUM, MICROSCOPII |
| Mon | MONOCEROS, MONOCEROTIS |
| Mus | MUSCA, MUSCAE |
| Nor | NORMA, NORMAE |
| Oct | OCTANS, OCTANTIS |
| Oph | OPHIUCHUS, OPHIUCHI |
| Ori | ORION, ORIONIS |
| Pav | PAVO, PAVONIS |
| Peg | PEGASUS, PEGASI |
| Per | PERSEUS, PERSEI |
| Phe | PHOENIX, PHOENICIS |
| Pic | PICTOR, PICTORIS |
| Psc | PISCES, PISCIUM |
| PsA | PISCIS AUSTRINUS, PISCIS AUSTRINI |
| Pup | PUPPIS, PUPPIS |
| Pyx | PYXIS, PYXIDIS |
| Ret | RETICULUM, RETICULI |
| Sge | SAGITTA, SAGITTAE |
| Sgr | SAGITTARIUS, SAGITTARII |
| Sco | SCORPIUS, SCORPII |
| Scl | SCULPTOR, SCULPTORIS |
| Sct | SCUTUM, SCUTI |
| Ser | SERPENS, SERPENTIS |
| Sex | SEXTANS, SEXTANTIS |
| Tau | TAURUS, TAURI |
| Tel | TELESCOPIUM, TELESCOPII |
| Tri | TRIANGULUM, TRIANGULI |
| TrA | TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE, TRIANGULI AUSTRALIS |
| Tuc | TUCANA, TUCANAE |
| UMa | URSA MAJOR, URSAE MAJORIS |
| UMi | URSA MINOR, URSAE MINORIS |
| Vel | VELA, VELORUM |
| Vir | VIRGO, VIRGINIS |
| Vol | VOLANS, VOLANTIS |
| Vul | VULPECULA, VULPECULAE |
Last updated: 3 October 2013
