THE SOUTHERN CROSS. The smallest constellation is Crux, the Southern Cross. A small group of four bright stars that forms a Latin cross in the southern sky, Crux is visible from latitudes south of 25 degrees north and completely invisible in latitudes above 35 degrees north (in the United States, roughly north of Texas). read more
Hydra is the largest constellation. The table below ranks the 88 modern constellations by the solid angle that they subtend in the sky, measured in square degrees and millisteradians. read more
The smallest constellation is Crux, the Southern Cross. A small group of four bright stars that forms a Latin cross in the southern sky, Crux is visible from latitudes south of 25 degrees north and completely invisible in latitudes above 35 degrees north (in the United States, roughly north of Texas). read more
Crux, a.k.a The Southern Cross, is the smallestconstellation in the night sky. It occupies an area of only 68square degrees. read more