There are currently 5 constellations in the catalog of the International Astronomical Union whose names begin with the letter “T”.
The following table lists them all. Here’s what each of the columns mean:
Name: The proper or colloquial name for the constellation.
Abbreviation: A reduced version of the constellation name used generally to refer to the stars it contains.
Genitive: The ‘scientific’ name for the constellation in the IAU catalog. This is the name used to give stars their scientific name, or “designation”.
Meaning: Meaning or English translation for the name of the star.
Brightest Star: Name of the star with the biggest magnitude in the constellation
| Name | Abbreviation | Genitive | Meaning | Brightest Star |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus | Tau | Tauri | Bull | Aldebaran |
| Telescopium | Tel | Telescopii | Telescope | Alpha Telescopii |
| Triangulum | Tri | Trianguli | Triangle | Beta Trianguli |
| Triangulum Australe | TrA | Trianguli Australis | Southern triangle | Atria |
| Tucana | Tuc | Tucanae | Toucan | Alpha Tucanae |
This list does not include some of the proposed star names that are proposed every year, but still haven’t been fully approved and made official. Ready to try it on a star chart? Take our constellation test.
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