Ptolemy’s 48 constellations

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constellation catalogue historical astronomical catalogue

Ptolemy’s 48 constellations are the original set of classical star patterns cataloged in the 2nd century Almagest that formed the foundation of Western constellation tradition.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ptolemaic constellations 1
Ptolemy’s 48 constellations canonical 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation catalogue ⓘ
historical astronomical catalogue ⓘ
basisFor modern Western constellation tradition ⓘ
compiledBy Claudius Ptolemaeus ⓘ
surface form: Claudius Ptolemy
culturalTradition Western astronomy ⓘ
documentedIn Almagest ⓘ
includesConstellation Andromeda ⓘ
Aquarius ⓘ
Aquila ⓘ
Ara ⓘ
Aries ⓘ
Auriga ⓘ
Bootes ⓘ
Cancer ⓘ
Canis Major ⓘ
Canis Minor ⓘ
Capricornus ⓘ
Cassiopeia ⓘ
Centaurus ⓘ
Cepheus ⓘ
Cetus ⓘ
Corona Australis ⓘ
Corona Borealis ⓘ
Corvus ⓘ
Crater ⓘ
Crux ⓘ
Cygnus ⓘ
Delphinus ⓘ
Draco ⓘ
Equuleus ⓘ
Eridanus ⓘ
Gemini ⓘ
Hercules ⓘ
Hydra ⓘ
Leo ⓘ
Leo Minor ⓘ
Libra ⓘ
Lupus ⓘ
Lyra ⓘ
Ophiuchus ⓘ
Orion ⓘ
Pegasus ⓘ
Perseus ⓘ
Pisces ⓘ
Sagitta ⓘ
Sagittarius ⓘ
Scorpius ⓘ
Serpens ⓘ
Taurus ⓘ
Triangulum ⓘ
Ursa Major ⓘ
Ursa Minor ⓘ
Virgo ⓘ
influenced Renaissance astronomy ⓘ
medieval Islamic astronomy ⓘ
languageOfOriginalWork Ancient Greek ⓘ
numberOfConstellations 48 ⓘ
observationalLocation Alexandria ⓘ
publicationCentury 2nd century ⓘ
usedBy International Astronomical Union ⓘ
surface form: International Astronomical Union (historical reference)

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

constellation Capricornus → includedIn → Ptolemy’s 48 constellations ⓘ
subject surface form: Capricornus
Perseus constellation → belongsTo → Ptolemy’s 48 constellations ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ptolemaic constellations