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| Constellation Families | Contains members of the Heavenly Waters, Orion, Perseus, Ursa Major and Zodiac families | | Right Ascension | 00h00 to 06h00 | | Declination | 0° (Celestial Equator) to +90° (Northern Celestial Pole) | | Constellations | Fully contained: Aries, Perseus, Triangulum
Partial: Andromeda, Auriga, Camelopardalis, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, Eridanus, Orion, Pegasus, Pisces, Taurus, Ursa Minor | | Area (sq deg) | 5,156.625 | | Brightest Star | Capella in Auriga | | Optimum Visibility | October to January (Usually visible from northern latitudes) | | Notes | The southwestern corner of this quadrant is defined by the First Point of Aries, so the Sun passes into it at the Vernal Equinox in March each year. Over the following three months the Sun crosses through Pisces, Aries, Taurus and a western sliver of Gemini before moving on to quadrant NQ2 at the Summer Solstice in June. |
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