Constellation
Named star group
A constellation is a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern in the night sky, often named for mythological figures or animals: Orion, the Big Dipper, Scorpio.
The term extends to any cluster of related things: a constellation of symptoms, a constellation of factors.
In astrology, constellations define the zodiac signs.
Luminous celestial bodies
- OrionCelestial hunter figure
- Ursa MajorNorthern bear constellation
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- celestialOf the sky above
night sky · Big Dipper · Cassiopeia · Pleiades · asterism · hemisphere · magnitude · Polaris
Divine airborne horse
- CentaurusSouthern centaur constellation
- PerseusGorgon-slaying demigod
- DracoSerpent-shaped northern constellation
- CygnusSwan constellation or genus
Greek · legend · hero · creature · story · naming · ancient · lore
Ordered configuration or agreement
- configurationArrangement of parts
- clusterGathered group nearby
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- arrayOrdered collection or display
formation · collection · assemblage · network · distribution · scatter · points · outline
Gathered group nearby
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- collectionGathered set of items
group · assemblage · network · combination · set · alignment · convergence · factors
stars
Luminous celestial bodies
- OrionCelestial hunter figure
- Ursa MajorNorthern bear constellation
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
celestial · night sky · Big Dipper · Cassiopeia · Pleiades · asterism · hemisphere · magnitude · Polaris · Southern Cross
Pegasus
Divine airborne horse
- CentaurusSouthern centaur constellation
- PerseusGorgon-slaying demigod
- DracoSerpent-shaped northern constellation
Cygnus · Greek · legend · hero · creature · story · naming · ancient · lore · Hercules
arrangement
Ordered configuration or agreement
- configurationArrangement of parts
- clusterGathered group nearby
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
array · formation · collection · assemblage · network · distribution · scatter · points · outline · shape
cluster
Gathered group nearby
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
collection · group · assemblage · network · combination · set · alignment · convergence · factors · circumstances
Constellationchaos
Complete disorder and confusion
randomness · scatter · disorder · formlessness · disarray
- winter constellation
- satellite constellationGroup of coordinated orbiting spacecraft