Infobox constellation

{{{name}}}

Constellation

[[File:{{{name}}} IAU.svg|250px|{{{name}}}]] [[List of stars in {{{name}}}]]

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Purpose

This template provides a standardized infobox for the 88 IAU recognized constellations; the modern constellations used in modern-day science.

Usage

{{Infobox constellation
| name = <!-- IAU constellation name -->
| abbreviation = <!-- IAU three letter abbreviation -->
| genitive = <!-- genitive form of the constellation,
                  as used in Bayer or Flamsteed designations -->
| pronounce = <!-- pronunciation -->
| symbolism = <!-- symbolic meaning of the constellation -->
| RA = {{RA}} – {{RA}} <!-- right ascension range -->
| dec = {{DEC}} – {{DEC}} <!-- declination range -->
| (deprecated, won't appear) family = <!-- constellation family -->
| (deprecated) quadrant = <!-- galactic quadrant -->
| areatotal =
| arearank =
| numbermainstars = <!-- A count of the Bayer or Flamsteed designated stars that are
                         connected by line segments on the IAU's constellation map -->
| numberbfstars = <!-- The number of stars with Bayer or Flamsteed designations
                       in the constellation -->
| numberstarsplanets = X (Y with candidates)
                       <!-- X being the number of stars with confirmed planets,
                            Y being the number of stars with solid candidate planets
                            without confirmed planets -->
| numberbrightstars = <!-- Number of stars with an apparent magnitude less than ~=3
                           ( apparent magnitude < 3 ) -->
| numbernearbystars = <!-- Number of stars that are closer than 10pc
                           ( distance < 10 parsecs ) -->
| brighteststarname = <!-- the star with the brightest apparent magnitude
                           ( usually this would be "α genitive" ) -->
| starmagnitude =
| neareststarname =
| stardistance =
| numbermessierobjects =
| meteorshowers =
| bordering =
| latmax =
| latmin =
| month =
| notes =
}}

Parameters

• name – (Mandatory) — The name of the constellation, as defined by the IAU
• abbreviation – (Mandatory) — The three letter IAU abbreviation for the constellation
• genitive – (Mandatory) — The genetive form of the constellation's name used in the construction of star names in Bayer designations and Flamsteed designations
• pronounce – (Optional) — The pronunciation of the constellation's name, and the genitive form. Please use the IPA and optionally respelling.

|pronounce=
;Name
* {{IPAc-en|IPA}} {{respell|respelling}}
;Genitive
* {{IPAc-en|IPA}} {{respell|respelling}}

• symbolism – (Optional) — the meaning of the constellation

ie. Draco, is "the dragon", so fill in as the dragon

• RA and dec -- coordinates of the constellation
  • RA – (Mandatory) — right ascension, use the {{RA}} or {{Deg2HMS}} template to fill in this parameter

    the right ascension of the lower and upper extremes of the constellation

  • dec – (Mandatory) — declination, use the {{DEC}} template to fill in this parameter

    the declination of the lower and upper extremes of the constellation

• liststyle – (Optional) — style for included lists; default is plain, hlist for horizontal and flatlist for bulleted.

Layout

{{Infobox constellation
| name =
| abbreviation =
| genitive =
| pronounce =
| symbolism =
| RA = {{RA}} – {{RA}}
| dec = {{DEC}} – {{DEC}}
| (deprecated) quadrant =
| areatotal =
| arearank =
| numbermainstars =
| numberbfstars =
| numberstarsplanets = X (Y with candidates)
| numberbrightstars =
| numbernearbystars =
| brighteststarname =
| starmagnitude =
| neareststarname =
| stardistance =
| numbermessierobjects =
| meteorshowers =
| bordering =
| latmax =
| latmin =
| month =
| notes =
}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox constellation

Extended content

No description. Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status liststyle liststyle no description Unknown optional name name no description Unknown optional abbreviation abbreviation no description Unknown optional genitive genitive no description Unknown optional pronounce pronounce no description Unknown optional symbolism symbolism no description Unknown optional RA RA no description Unknown optional dec dec no description Unknown optional quadrant quadrant no description Unknown optional areatotal areatotal no description Unknown optional arearank arearank no description Unknown optional numbermainstars numbermainstars no description Unknown optional numberbfstars numberbfstars no description Unknown optional numberstarsplanets numberstarsplanets no description Unknown optional numberbrightstars numberbrightstars no description Unknown optional numbernearbystars numbernearbystars no description Unknown optional brighteststarname brighteststarname no description Unknown optional starmagnitude starmagnitude no description Unknown optional numbermessierobjects numbermessierobjects no description Unknown optional meteorshowers meteorshowers no description Unknown optional bordering bordering no description Unknown optional latmax latmax no description Unknown optional latmin latmin no description Unknown optional month month no description Unknown optional notes notes no description Unknown optional

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