There are 88 officially recognized constellations. In 1922 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) devised the list of constellations that would be officially recognized. The IAU also gave each constellation a boundary, thus dividing up the sky into 88 pieces. The boundaries follow lines of right ascension and declination, the celestial equivalents of latitude and longitude.
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