Which constellation will my star be in?
Last updated 1 November 2026
We choose your star for you, from the Hipparcos catalogue, and its constellation is printed on your Certificate of Registry. Here is how that works, and what the constellation tells you.
How your star is chosen
Each new star is a real, catalogued star that has never been named in our registry. We favour stars visible from Britain for at least part of the year and that show up well in ordinary binoculars, so you have a fair chance of finding yours.
What the constellation means
The sky is divided into 88 official constellations, like counties on a map. Your star's constellation is simply the part of the sky it sits in. It tells you:
- Where to start looking: find the constellation first, using the fold-out star chart in your pack, then home in on your star.
- When it is best seen: each constellation is highest at night at a different time of year. When is your star best seen?
Where to find it
Your constellation is on your Certificate of Registry and your Star Area Co-ordinates Sheet. Enter your Database Number on our star finder and your star's page shows it too, on a sky map with your star ringed.
A star sign? Only twelve constellations are the star signs of the zodiac, so your star may well be in one that isn't. Every constellation is just as real a place in the sky.