swap_horiz Hirudo Alternatives

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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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Gloria Frederici

Gloria Frederici was Bode's 1787 constellation honoring Frederick the Great of Prussia, placed near Andromeda after the...

Royal Obsolete Andromeda Bode

4.1 Poor

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Apis

Apis was a former southern hemisphere constellation representing a bee, created by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius at t...

Animal Southern Obsolete Bayer

3.2 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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Psalterium Georgianum

Psalterium Georgianum was Maximilian Hell's 1789 George's Psaltery, formed from northern Eridanus stars to honor Britain...

Instrument Royal Obsolete Hell

3.0 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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Norma Nilotica

Norma Nilotica was Alexander Jamieson's 1822 Nilometer constellation on Aquarius's western edge, named for the Egyptian...

Instrument Aquarius Obsolete Bode

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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Solarium

Solarium was Alexander Jamieson's 1822 Sundial constellation, proposed as a replacement for Reticulum but never accepted...

Instrument Southern 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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Taurus Poniatovii

Taurus Poniatovii was a former constellation representing a bull, introduced in 1777 by Martin Poczobut-Odlanicki to hon...

Royal Animal Obsolete Poniatowski

2.5 Poor

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Hippocampus

Hippocampus was John Hill's 1754 Sea Horse constellation between Eridanus, Taurus, and Cetus, a failed addition from his...

Mythic Sea Obsolete Hill

2.4 Poor

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Manis

Manis was John Hill's 1754 Pangolin constellation between Andromeda, Lacerta, and Cygnus, notable as one of his unusual...

Western Animal Obsolete Hill

2.3 Poor

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Aranea

Aranea was John Hill's 1754 Long-Legged Spider constellation between Virgo and Corvus, one of his many zoological additi...

Western Obsolete Hill Spider

2.1 Poor

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Dentalium

Dentalium was John Hill's 1754 Tooth Shell constellation between Aquila and Aquarius, part of his short-lived scheme of...

Western Shell Obsolete Hill

2.0 Poor

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Scarabaeus

Scarabaeus was John Hill's 1754 Rhinoceros Beetle constellation, one of his short-lived insect figures and never adopted...

Insect Western Obsolete Hill

2.0 Poor

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Patella

Patella was John Hill's 1754 Limpet constellation, another shellfish figure from his rejected natural-history expansion...

Western Shell Obsolete Hill

1.8 Poor