Chaldeans

What is the origin of constellation naming?

Constellation is a name originally used in the west to mark a group of stars imagined in the sky or forming a certain figure. It is also used to refer to any definite area in the sky. The constellation system used in astronomy began with astronomers in Chaldea and Egypt thousands of years ago.

Later, astronomers in Greece and Rome chose prominent constellations and named them after mythical figures or animals.

It was not until 1928 that the International Astronomical Union stipulated the equator and equator of 1875 as the boundaries of the constellation. So far, the 88 constellations in the whole day have been divided into five constellations, namely, Gong Ji Constellation, Polaris Constellation, Zodiac Constellation, Zodiac Constellation and Southern Constellation.