swap_horiz Musca Australis Alternatives

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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

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

Mythological Ancient Southern Ptolemaic

8.8 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

8.6 Great

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Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere whose Latin name means "Lesser Bear." It was included...

Northern Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

7.7 Good

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Vulpecula cum Ansere

Vulpecula cum Ansere, Latin for "the little fox with the goose," is a former constellation introduced by Polish astronom...

Northern Historical Animal Hevelius

7.2 Good

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Piscis Austrinus

Piscis Austrinus, Latin for the "Southern Fish," is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere that was catalo...

Ancient Animal Southern Ptolemaic

6.7 Fair

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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

6.7 Fair

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Delphinus

Delphinus is a small constellation in the northern sky whose name is Latin for dolphin. It is traditionally associated w...

Northern Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

6.6 Fair

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Serpens

Serpens is a constellation on the celestial equator that represents a serpent. It is divided into two separate regions,...

Equatorial Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

6.4 Fair

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Puppis

Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky representing the stern, or rear section, of the ship Argo from Greek mytho...

Modern Southern Lacaille Argonautis

6.3 Fair

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Canis Minor

Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. In Greek tradition it represents one of Orion...

Northern Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

6.1 Fair

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Tarandus vel Rangifer

Tarandus vel Rangifer is a former northern-sky constellation depicting a reindeer, also known by the names Tarandus, Ran...

Northern Historical Obsolete Lemonnier

6.1 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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Musca

Originally named Apis by Petrus Plancius in 1597, Musca is a small southern constellation representing a fly and is nota...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

4.2 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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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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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