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Ursa Major

Ursa Major is a large constellation visible in the northern sky. It’s notable for containing the easily recognizable Big...

Northern Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

9.7 Brilliant

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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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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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Dorado

Dorado, the dolphinfish or swordfish, is a southern constellation introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1597 that notably con...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

5.3 Mediocre

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Triangulum Australe

Triangulum Australe is a small southern constellation representing a southern triangle, distinguished on star maps by Ge...

Modern Object Southern Bayer

5.2 Mediocre

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Pavo

Introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1597, Pavo is a southern constellation representing a peacock and is notable for contai...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

5.1 Mediocre

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Grus

Grus, representing a crane, is a southern constellation introduced by Petrus Plancius in the late 16th century and noted...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

4.9 Poor

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Lupus

Lupus is a southern constellation originally cataloged by Ptolemy in the 2nd century as a beast, later interpreted as a...

Ancient Animal Southern Ptolemaic

4.0 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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Volans

Volans is a southern sky constellation representing a flying fish, originally named Piscis Volans by German astronomer J...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

3.5 Poor

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Hydrus

Introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1597, Hydrus is a small southern constellation representing a lesser water snake, disti...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

3.3 Poor

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Columba

Columba is a small southern constellation representing a dove, originally formed by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

3.2 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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Indus

Depicting a Native American holding arrows, Indus is a southern constellation created by Petrus Plancius in 1597 and is...

Modern Southern Bayer Human Figure

3.1 Poor

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Apus

Apus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky representing a bird of paradise, introduced by Dutch astronomer...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

2.3 Poor

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Chamaeleon

Chamaeleon is a small southern constellation representing a lizard, which was first depicted on a celestial globe create...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

2.2 Poor