swap_horiz Circinus Alternatives

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Crux

Crux is a small constellation located in the southern sky. It’s recognizable as the “Cross” shape and is notable for bei...

Modern Object Southern Bayer

9.6 Brilliant

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Canis Major

Canis Major is a southern constellation traditionally depicted as a large dog. It’s notable for containing Sirius, the b...

Ancient Animal Southern Ptolemaic

9.0 Excellent

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Centaurus

Centaurus is a large southern constellation representing a centaur, famous for containing the Alpha Centauri star system...

Mythological Ancient Southern Ptolemaic

8.8 Great

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Carina

Carina is a southern constellation representing the keel of a ship, noted for the brilliant star Canopus and established...

Modern Southern Lacaille Argonautis

8.6 Great

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Argo Navis

Argo Navis was an ancient, massive southern constellation representing Jason's ship, uniquely dismantled into Carina, Pu...

Southern Obsolete Ptolemaic Argonautis

8.2 Great

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Piscis Austrinus

Cataloged by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, Piscis Austrinus is a southern constellation representing a fish, distinguished...

Ancient Animal Southern Ptolemaic

6.7 Fair

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Tucana

Tucana is a southern constellation representing a toucan, introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1598 and noted for containing...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

6.7 Fair

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Puppis

Created by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756 from the division of Argo Navis, Puppis is a large southern constellation r...

Modern Southern Lacaille Argonautis

6.3 Fair

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Octans

Named by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756, Octans is a faint southern circumpolar constellation representing the octant...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

4.1 Poor

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Pyxis

Pyxis is a southern constellation representing a mariner's compass, introduced by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lac...

Modern Southern Lacaille Argonautis

4.0 Poor

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Reticulum

Reticulum is a small southern sky constellation representing a reticle or net, cataloged by French astronomer Nicolas-Lo...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.6 Poor

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Fornax

Originally named Fornax Chemica by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756, this southern constellation represents a chemical...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.5 Poor

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Sculptor

Sculptor is a faint southern constellation representing a sculptor's studio, originally named Apparatus Sculptoris by Ni...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.5 Poor

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Mensa

Named by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756 after South Africa's Table Mountain, Mensa is a faint southern constellation...

Modern Southern Geographic Lacaille

3.4 Poor

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Pictor

Originally named Equuleus Pictoris by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756, this southern constellation represents a painte...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.4 Poor

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Microscopium

Created by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756 to honor scientific instruments, Microscopium is a small southern constella...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.2 Poor

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Telescopium

Telescopium is a southern sky constellation representing a telescope, cataloged by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de La...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.1 Poor

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Caelum

Caelum is a faint southern constellation representing a sculptor's chisel, which was originally introduced by French ast...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

2.6 Poor

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Antlia

Antlia is a faint constellation in the southern sky representing an air pump, introduced by French astronomer Nicolas-Lo...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

2.4 Poor

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Horologium

Horologium is a faint southern constellation created by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756 that represents a pendulum clo...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

2.3 Poor