40 Largest Constellations in the Sky | Size Comparison | Animation

The largest constellations in the sky are Hydra, Virgo, Ursa Major, Cetus and Hercules. The largest northern constellations are Ursa Major, Hercules, Pegasus, Draco and Leo, and the southern ones are Hydra, Virgo, Cetus, Eridanus and Centaurus.

All these are Greek constellations, listed by Ptolemy in his Almagest in the 2nd century AD. They have been known since ancient times. The largest constellation that has not been known since antiquity is Lynx, which was created by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. Lynx is the 28th constellation in size with an area of 545 square degrees.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:09 Capricornus
00:20 Aries
00:32 Canes Venatici
00:44 Phoenix
00:56 Sculptor
01:08 Monoceros
01:20 Carina
01:32 Scorpius
01:44 Vela
01:56 Cancer
02:08 Gemini
02:20 Libra
02:32 Lynx
02:44 Cepheus
02:56 Orion
03:08 Cassiopeia
03:20 Perseus
03:32 Serpens
03:44 Aquila
03:56 Auriga
04:08 Puppis
04:20 Andromeda
04:32 Camelopardalis
04:44 Taurus
04:56 Cygnus
05:08 Sagittarius
05:20 Pisces
05:32 Boötes
05:44 Leo
05:56 Ophiuchus
06:08 Aquarius
06:20 Centaurus
06:32 Draco
06:44 Pegasus
06:56 Eridanus
07:08 Hercules
07:20 Cetus
07:32 Ursa Major
07:44 Virgo
07:56 Hydra
08:08 Ending

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