yeah, i was really bored...
this is in offtopic because there's no better tag to put this in
also note that this is completely subjective - i ranked these mostly based off of coolness, iconic stars and other features, good or bad naming, significance, etc.
ranks from high to low: S A B C D E F; also divided into high, mid-high, mid (or "solid"), mid-low, and low
anyways, let's go
- Andromeda - Already starting off strong, eh? Both it (and the galaxy too) are named after a Greek princess that was chained to a rock... but nevertheless the name is cool and iconic. Low A-tier, it'd maybe be a but lower but since it's the "first guest" i'll give it a bit of a boost.
- Antlia (Pneumatica) - nothing really special about this one, it's pretty small and not many know about it, however the translated name is "air pump" so it's kinda humourous at least. Mid E-tier.
- Apus - Bird of paradise. Once again a little less known one, but the name's origin is cool since it means "without feet" as people back then thought the bird had no legs, so the humour score boosts it up to a mid-low C.
- Aquarius - Here's a good one. It is one of the oldest constellations known, and while it doesn't have many bright stars, there are several stars with exoplanets. The ever-famous TRAPPIST-1 is in this constellation too, giving it a big boost. Overall a mid-low S-tier.
- Aquila - Awesome name, it has Altair which i'd say is a fairly popular star, and it's located along the galaxy too. Solid B-tier.
- Ara - The altar. Once again a less known constellation, it has some funky stuff (like Gliese 676 which is a binary red dwarf system with 4 exoplanets) but is otherwise pretty meh. Mid-high D-tier.
- Aries - Fairly popular, it seems quite insignificant at first but it packs a lot of stuff inside it, including deep sky objects and other whatnot. There's also Teegarden's Star, it isn't as popular as TRAPPIST but it does give a little boost since this is fully subjective. There are some meteor showers here too, pretty cool. Mid-low B-tier.
- Auriga - There's some funky stuff here. You have Capella, the sixth-brightest star (actually multiple stars) with a pleasant-to-pronouce name. The constellation's name is pretty funky too. Mid-high B-tier.
- Boötes/Bootes - The site actually let me include the umlaut or whatever you wanna call it, but yes. This is once again a very packed one, and the only constellation to begin with B. You'll find Arcturus here, the fourth brightest star, alongside the void. There's a bunch of other cool stuff, too, really the only thing preventing it from being an S-tier is the goofy sounding name of the constellation. (as side note, i also keep calling it "the boat" even though its name means herdsman or plowman) Mid-high A-tier.
- Caelum - Once again a less known one. Its name means "chisel" but is one of the most epic sounding names (caey-lum? at least that's my pronounciation), but apart from that it's pretty barren... so yeah, sorry, but high E-tier only.
- Camelopardalis - Damn, what a mouthful to say. I always used to call it Cameleopardis and only discovered the actual correct name of it while i was making this tier-list-of-sorts. Apart from its quite large size, it doesn't really have any cool stuff, so unfortunately it's only a mid-low D-tier.
- Cancer - Ah yes, crab. Here's a fairly decent one - it has some stars with exoplanets (most notably 55 Cancri - home to that one ultra-hot superearth alongside some other planets too), and some funky deep sky objects. It's nothing special but at least isn't completely boring either. Mid-high C-tier.
- Canes Venatici - although one may think the Hunting Dogs constellation is another small and boring one, it has some pretty funky stuff, such as Y CVn otherwise known as La Superba, one of the brightest carbon stars, the Whirlpool Galaxy, and TON-618, having one of the most massive black holes (66 million solar masses). Low B-tier.
- Canis Major - Greater dog. Home to our beloved brightest star Sirius and the hefty chonker of a star that is VY Canis Majoris. The band of the Milky Way can also appear here if the skies are clear enough.
- Canis Minor - Despite being the "lesser dog" it's still a fairly strong contender. You've got Procyon, one of the more famous stars, and Luyten's Star, which has some exoplanets, including one potentially habitable one. High A-tier.
- Capricornus - Seems significant due to being a zodiac boi but it really isn't, there aren't many bright stars and is also quite small. Nevertheless, it gets a mid-low C-tier.
- Carina - The keel of the ship. Unique for being a now-divided part of a larger, no longer existant constellation, Argo Navis, which was actually the biggest before it was divided. Carina contains Canopus, the second-brightest star in the night sky, but aside from that isn't too special. Carina gets a low B-tier while Argo Navis* gets an honorable mention mid-high B-tier due to its sheer size.
- Cassiopeia - The sitting queen. It has some bright stars, the Milky Way passes through it, and there's a decent bit of stars with exoplanets too. High C-tier.
- Centaurus - One of the more famous ones. It of course contains Alpha Centauri, the trinary star system closest to our solar system, alongside Omega Centauri, the brightest globular cluster, V1400 Centauri (the big ring boi J1407b is here), and more. It is also the 9th largest constellation by size. Overall, all of this boosts it to a high A-tier.
- Cepheus - This one has some large stars and a few interesting things but overall is just another northern constellation. Low B-tier.
- Cetus - We're back with another fairly strong one. Obviously, the sunlike star Tau Ceti with notable exoplanets gives it a large boost, and there's some deep-sky-objects and other stuff. Overall, a solid A-tier
THE REST ARE TO BE ADDED EVENTUALLY...