Determines the constellation(s) of the coordinates this SkyCoord contains.

Parameters¶

short_namebool

If True, the returned names are the IAU-sanctioned abbreviated names. Otherwise, full names for the constellations are used.

constellation_liststr

The set of constellations to use. Currently only 'iau' is supported, meaning the 88 “modern” constellations endorsed by the IAU.

Returns¶

constellationstr or string array

If this is a scalar coordinate, returns the name of the constellation. If it is an array |SkyCoord|, it returns an array of names.

Notes¶

To determine which constellation a point on the sky is in, this first precesses to B1875, and then uses the Delporte boundaries of the 88 modern constellations, as tabulated by Roman 1987.

See Also¶

astropy.coordinates.get_constellation