swap_horiz Hippopotamus Alternatives

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Scutum Sobiescianum

Scutum Sobiescianum is the original name of the constellation Scutum, introduced by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius...

Historical Figure Weapon Historical Obsolete

8.2 Great

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Polophylax

Polophylax is an obsolete constellation representing a guardian of the pole, introduced by Dutch astronomer Petrus Planc...

Mythological Historical Obsolete Guardian

5.5 Mediocre

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Rangifer

Rangifer was Pierre Charles Le Monnier's 1736 Reindeer between Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis, also known as Tarandus in...

Northern Animal Obsolete Eighteenth

4.5 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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Limax

Limax is an obsolete constellation representing a slug, created by British naturalist John Hill in his 1754 astronomical...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bode

3.2 Poor

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Musca Borealis

Musca Borealis was an obsolete northern constellation representing a northern fly, depicted above Aries by Johannes Heve...

Northern Historical Animal Obsolete

2.9 Poor

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Lumbricus

Lumbricus is a discarded constellation representing an earthworm, introduced by English writer John Hill in his 1754 cel...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bode

2.8 Poor

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Felis

Felis was an obsolete southern constellation representing a cat, proposed by French astronomer Jérôme Lalande in 1799 bu...

Historical Animal Obsolete Lalande

2.7 Poor

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Gryphus

Gryphus was a former southern constellation representing a griffin, introduced by German astronomer Johann Bode in his 1...

Mythological Historical Animal Obsolete

2.7 Poor

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Leo Belgicus

Leo Belgicus was a former constellation mapping the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries into a lion, introduced by...

Historical Animal Obsolete Geographic

2.6 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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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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Upupa

Upupa was a former southern constellation representing a hoopoe bird, introduced by Petrus Plancius on his 1612 celestia...

Bird Historical Obsolete Bayer Era

2.1 Poor

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Vespa

Vespa was a former northern constellation representing a wasp, introduced by German astronomer Jakob Bartsch in his 1624...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bayer Era

2.1 Poor

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Lupus Borealis

Lupus Borealis was an obsolete astronomical constellation representing a northern wolf, notable for being one of many pr...

Northern Historical Animal Obsolete

2.1 Poor

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Lynx Borealis

Lynx Borealis was an obsolete astronomical constellation proposed to represent a northern lynx, distinguished as one of...

Northern Historical Animal Obsolete

2.1 Poor

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Tarandus

Tarandus was a former constellation representing a reindeer, introduced by French astronomer Pierre Charles Le Monnier i...

Northern Historical Animal Obsolete

1.9 Poor

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Buphthalmus

Buphthalmus was a former southern constellation representing the eye of an ox, introduced by French astronomer Pierre Ch...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bayer Era

1.7 Poor

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Pinna

Pinna was a former southern constellation representing a marine mussel, introduced by French astronomer Pierre Charles L...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bayer Era

1.7 Poor

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Bufo

Bufo was a former constellation representing a toad, proposed by British physician John Hill in his 1754 astronomical di...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bayer Era

1.7 Poor