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Crux

The compact cross-shaped star pattern of Crux gives the southern constellation its familiar name, the Southern Cross. It...

Modern Object Southern Bayer

8.79 Great

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Cygnus

Stretching along the Milky Way in the northern sky, Cygnus represents a swan in the classical constellation tradition. I...

Bird Northern Ancient Ptolemaic

8.60 Great

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Vultur cadens

Vultur cadens, meaning falling vulture, is a historical designation associated with Lyra and its bright star Vega. Older...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.45 Great

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Vultur volans

Meaning flying vulture, Vultur volans is a historical Latin alternative name for Aquila. The modern constellation is usu...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.30 Great

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Canis Major

Representing the Greater Dog, Canis Major lies in the southern celestial sky and contains Sirius, the brightest star in...

Ancient Animal Southern Ptolemaic

8.23 Great

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Centaurus

The constellation Centaurus is located primarily in the southern sky. It’s historically significant as a representation...

Mythological Ancient Southern Ptolemaic

8.05 Great

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Carina

Carina is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere whose name is Latin for the keel of a ship. It was former...

Modern Southern Lacaille Argonautis

7.91 Good

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Aquila

Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator whose name is Latin for "eagle." It was included among the 48 constel...

Bird Northern Ancient Ptolemaic

7.50 Good

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Tucana

Tucana is a constellation in the southern sky whose name represents a toucan. Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius introduce...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

6.18 Fair

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Dorado

Dorado is a southern constellation introduced to European celestial maps by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in the...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

4.83 Poor

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Triangulum Australe

Triangulum Australe is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere whose name means “southern triangle.”...

Modern Object Southern Bayer

4.80 Poor

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Pavo

Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky whose name is Latin for peacock. It was introduced to European star charts b...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

4.71 Poor

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Corvus

Corvus is a small constellation in the southern sky that represents a crow or raven. Its four main stars form a recogniz...

Bird Ancient Southern Ptolemaic

4.69 Poor

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Musca

Musca is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere that represents a fly. Its stars were recorded durin...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

3.82 Poor

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Volans

Volans is a constellation in the southern sky representing a flying fish. It appeared as Piscis Volans in Johann Bayer's...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

3.24 Poor

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Hydrus

Hydrus is a small constellation of the far southern sky, introduced by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in 1597 and...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

3.04 Poor

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Columba

Columba is a small constellation in the southern sky depicting a dove, created by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in 15...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

2.94 Poor

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Indus

Indus, Latin for 'the Indian,' is a faint southern constellation depicted in early celestial atlases as a Native America...

Modern Southern Bayer Human Figure

2.85 Poor

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Apus

Apus is one of the 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union and lies in the southern celesti...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

2.12 Poor

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Chamaeleon

Chamaeleon is a small constellation in the far southern sky representing a chameleon, a lizard of the family Chamaeleoni...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

1.98 Poor