What are the names of all the constellations?

Constellation names, like the names of stars, come from a variety of sources and each has a different story and meaning to it. Old constellations' names usually come from Greek mythology, while the constellations created more recently were mostly named after scientific instruments and exotic animals. read more

Not all of these proposals caught on, but in 1922, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) adopted the modern list of 88 constellations. After this, Eugène Joseph Delporte drew up precise boundaries for each constellation, so that every point in the sky belonged to exactly one constellation. read more

The list of 13 constellations they pass through are known as the stars of the Zodiac. The Zodiac constellations' names: Capricorn; Aquarius; Pisces; Aries; Taurus; Gemini; Cancer; Leo; Virgo; Libra; Scorpio; Ophiuchus; Sagittarius; Astrologers use 12 of these constellations as signs of the Zodiac, omitting Ophiuchus, to make predictions. read more