<p>The IAU recognizes 88 constellations. The charts for each constellation can be found at the <a href="https://www.iau.org/public/themes/constellations/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bottom of this page from the IAU website</a>. You can go through them yourself, but I haven't found any that really resembles your image. So it probably isn't a constellation recognized by the IAU. </p>

<p>But it could still be part of the sky, without being a constellation. So I also ran the image through <a href="http://nova.astrometry.net/user_images/3532714#original" rel="nofollow noreferrer">astrometry.net</a>, but it didn't find what field the image could belong to. </p>

<p>This suggests that it is just a random group of stars, rather than an actual image of the sky. </p>

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2020-04-08T11:54:24.190Z
2020-04-08T11:54:24.190Z
usernumber
<p>Below is an arrangement of stars I've found in a TV series. As an amateur astronomer I cannot identify if this is a constellation, after having looked through what is recognized by the IAU. Is this just a depiction of a random group of stars?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AKE5W.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AKE5W.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2020-04-07T18:02:02.280Z
Have you tried submitting it to the [astrometry.net online solver](http://nova.astrometry.net/) and see if it can identify it ?
astrosnapper
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2020-04-07T19:09:35.213Z
Which TV series/episode?
Mike G
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http://nova.astrometry.net/user_images/3531082 No calibration.
James K
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2020-04-07T21:59:17.543Z
Thanks for uploading it @JamesK, it was a worth a try...
astrosnapper
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2020-04-08T08:40:44.717Z
@MikeG Sex Education, season 2, episode 8, at the every end of the episode.
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Is this star group a constellation recognized by the IAU?
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# Is this star group a constellation recognized by the IAU?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-07)

Below is an arrangement of stars I've found in a TV series. As an amateur astronomer I cannot identify if this is a constellation, after having looked through what is recognized by the IAU. Is this just a depiction of a random group of stars?

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/AKE5W.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/AKE5W.png)

**Tags:** constellations
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Have you tried submitting it to the [astrometry.net online solver](http://nova.astrometry.net/) and see if it can identify it ?  
> **username_2**: Which TV series/episode?  
> **username_3**: http://nova.astrometry.net/user_images/3531082 No calibration.  
> **username_1**: Thanks for uploading it @JamesK, it was a worth a try...  
> **username_0**: @MikeG Sex Education, season 2, episode 8, at the every end of the episode.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2020-04-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

The IAU recognizes 88 constellations. The charts for each constellation can be found at the [bottom of this page from the IAU website](https://www.iau.org/public/themes/constellations/). You can go through them yourself, but I haven't found any that really resembles your image. So it probably isn't a constellation recognized by the IAU.

But it could still be part of the sky, without being a constellation. So I also ran the image through [astrometry.net](http://nova.astrometry.net/user_images/3532714#original), but it didn't find what field the image could belong to.

This suggests that it is just a random group of stars, rather than an actual image of the sky.


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