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The 88 Constellations of the Night Sky / Les 88 constellations du ciel nocturne

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Information about the 88 constellations, according to International Astronomical Union list created in 1930

Information sur les 88 constellations, selon la liste de l'Union Astronomique Internationale crée en 1930

Sources:

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_constellations (CC BY-SA 3.0)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_modern_constellations (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Images: International Astronomical Union (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license)

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Observation Season / Saison d'observation

Season to observe the constellation (in the northern hemisphere)

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	season_saison
Type	text
Sample

IAU code

International Astronomical Union abbreviation, based on the latin name

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	iau_code
Type	text
Sample

Latin name / Nom latin

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	latin_name_nom_latin
Type	text
Sample

French name / Nom français

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	french_name_nom_francais
Type	text
Sample

English name / Nom en anglais

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	english_name_nom_en_anglais
Type	text
Sample

Constellation area in square degrees / Étendue de la constellation en degrés carrés

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	constellation_area_in_degrees_etendue_de_la_constellation_en_degres_2
Type	decimal
Unit	°
Sample

Dec (Declinaison)

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	dec_declinaison
Type	text
Sample

RA (Right Ascension / Ascension droite)

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	test
Type	text
Sample

Principal star / Étoile principale

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	principal_star_etoile_principale
Type	text
Sample

Constellation area in % of the celestial sphere / Étendue de la constellation en % de la sphère céleste

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	constellation_area_in_of_the_celestial_sphere_etendue_de_la_constellation_en_de_la_sphere_celeste
Type	text
Unit	%
Sample

Constellation zone (celestial equator) / Zone de la constellation (équateur céleste)

Zone of the constellation related to the celestial equator

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	constellation_zone_celestial_equator_zone_de_la_constellation_equateur_celeste
Type	text
Sample

Constellation zone (ecliptic) / Zone de la constellation (écliptique)

Zone of the constellation related to the ecliptic

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	constellation_zone_ecliptic_zone_de_la_constellation_ecliptique
Type	text
Sample

Constellation zone (Milky Way) / Zone de la constellation (Voie Lactée)

Zone of the constellation related to the Wilky Way

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	constellation_zone_milky_way_zone_de_la_constellation_voie_lactee
Type	text
Sample

Quad

Reference point related to the hemisphere and to its quadrant

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	quad_repere_de_l_hemisphere_et_du_quadrant
Type	text
Sample

Name origin / Origine de l'apellation

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	name_origin_origine_de_l_apellation
Type	text
Sample

Image

IAU images

No description available for this field.

Name (identifier)	image
Type	file
Sample

JSON Schema

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    ,
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    "title":"Name origin / Origine de l'apellation",
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    "type":"string",
    "title":"Image",
    "description":"IAU images"
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