swap_horiz Anser Americanus Alternatives

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Vultur cadens

Vultur cadens was an obsolete constellation identified by ancient astronomers. It’s historically significant as a Latin...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.5 Great

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Vultur volans

Vultur volans refers to the ancient Roman designation of the constellation Aquila, meaning “Flying Vulture.” This conste...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.3 Great

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Serpentarius

Serpentarius was historically recognized as a constellation representing a serpent, primarily through its association wi...

Classical Human Obsolete Alternate

8.2 Great

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Xiphias

Xiphias is an obsolete swordfish name for Dorado, used by Johannes Kepler in the 1627 Rudolphine Tables; Dorado contains...

Obsolete Fish Kepler Dorado

6.7 Fair

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Chara

Chara was one of Hevelius's two dogs in Canes Venatici, named in 1690; the name survives as Beta Canum Venaticorum's pro...

Dog Obsolete Hevelius Seventeenth

6.1 Fair

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Phaethon

Phaethon was a medieval star figure identified with Auriga, recalling Helios's son whose fatal chariot ride was retold b...

Mythic Obsolete Eridanus Seventeenth

5.8 Mediocre

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Asterion

Asterion was one of Hevelius's two hunting dogs in Canes Venatici, named in 1690 and later absorbed into the modern cons...

Dog Obsolete Hevelius Seventeenth

5.4 Mediocre

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Ramus Pomifer

Ramus Pomifer was Hevelius's 1690 Apple-Bearing Branch in Hercules; in 2025 the IAU named 102 Herculis Ramus after the o...

Branch Obsolete Hercules Hevelius

4.9 Poor

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Lilium

Lilium was Augustin Royer's 1679 fleur-de-lys constellation for Louis XIV, using stars later known as Musca Borealis nea...

Flower Obsolete Aries Seventeenth

4.4 Poor

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Passer

Passer is an obsolete constellation representing a sparrow, briefly depicted on 17th-century southern sky charts before...

Bird Historical Animal Obsolete

4.1 Poor

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Apes

Apes was Petrus Plancius's 1612 northern Bees constellation between Perseus and Aries, later renamed Vespa, Lilium, and...

Insect Obsolete Aries Seventeenth

4.1 Poor

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Phoenicopterus

Phoenicopterus was a former southern constellation representing a flamingo, introduced by Petrus Plancius in the late 16...

Bird Southern Obsolete Bayer

3.7 Poor

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Rosa

Rosa was Petrus Apianus's 1536 Rose constellation, an early symbolic addition that did not survive into the IAU's modern...

Northern Flower Obsolete Seventeenth

3.6 Poor

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Cancer Minor

Cancer Minor was Petrus Plancius's 1613 Lesser Crab in southwestern Gemini, a small northern constellation later dropped...

Obsolete Gemini Crab Seventeenth

3.2 Poor

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Gallus

Gallus was a former constellation representing a rooster, introduced by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius on his 1612 cel...

Bird Historical Obsolete Bayer Era

2.6 Poor

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Noctua

Noctua was a short-lived obsolete constellation representing an owl, depicted standing on the tail of Hydra in Elijah H....

Bird Northern Historical Obsolete

2.5 Poor

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Anser

Anser was a former constellation representing a goose held by a fox, introduced by Johannes Hevelius in 1687 and later m...

Bird Northern Obsolete Hevelius

2.4 Poor

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Testudo

Testudo was John Hill's 1754 Tortoise constellation between Cetus and Pisces, using stars such as 13, 14, 20, and 42 Cet...

Animal Obsolete Lyra Seventeenth

2.3 Poor

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Pica

Pica was a former constellation representing a magpie bird, introduced by Alexander Jamieson in his 1822 celestial atlas...

Bird Historical Obsolete Bayer Era

2.2 Poor

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Turdus Solitarius

Turdus Solitarius was a former constellation representing the Rodrigues solitaire bird, introduced by Alexander Jamieson...

Bird Historical Obsolete Le Monnier

2.1 Poor