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Constellations that start with C
The full list of constellations starting with C: 22 names, taken from the 89 answers to “Name a constellation” in Icillion.
All 22 constellations that start with C
- Caelum
- Camelopardalis
- Cancer
- Canes Venatici
- Canis Major
- Canis Minor
- Capricornusalso Capricorn
- Carina
- Cassiopeia
- Centaurus
- Cepheus
- Cetus
- Chamaeleon
- Circinus
- Columba
- Coma Berenices
- Corona Australis
- Corona Borealis
- Corvus
- Crater
- Cruxalso Southern Cross
- Cygnusalso Northern Cross
About this list
- C is the most common first letter in this list: 22 of the 89 constellations (25%).
- Shortest: “Crux”. Longest: “Corona Australis”.
- 6 names have more than one word.
- 3 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many constellations start with C?
- 22 of the 89 constellations in Icillion start with C, for example Cassiopeia, Capricornus and Cancer.
- What is the longest name among constellations that start with C?
- The longest is “Corona Australis” and the shortest is “Crux”.
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