swap_horiz Phaethon Alternatives

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Vultur cadens

Vultur cadens was an obsolete constellation identified by ancient astronomers. It’s historically significant as a Latin...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.5 Great

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Vultur volans

Vultur volans refers to the ancient Roman designation of the constellation Aquila, meaning “Flying Vulture.” This conste...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.3 Great

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Argo Navis

Argo Navis was an ancient, massive southern constellation representing Jason's ship, uniquely dismantled into Carina, Pu...

Southern Obsolete Ptolemaic Argonautis

8.2 Great

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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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Serpentarius

Serpentarius was historically recognized as a constellation representing a serpent, primarily through its association wi...

Classical Human Obsolete Alternate

8.2 Great

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Asselli and Praesepe

Asselli and Praesepe are the two Ass stars and the Beehive Cluster in Cancer, an ancient asterism described by Aratus in...

Classical Ancient Cancer Obsolete

7.6 Good

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Capra and Haedi

Capra and Haedi are the goat Amalthea and her Kids in Auriga, an ancient asterism around Capella and Zeta and Eta Auriga...

Ancient Obsolete Goat Auriga

7.4 Good

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Xiphias

Xiphias is an obsolete swordfish name for Dorado, used by Johannes Kepler in the 1627 Rudolphine Tables; Dorado contains...

Obsolete Fish Kepler Dorado

6.7 Fair

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Antinous

Antinous was a former constellation in southern Aquila, linked to Hadrian's companion and treated separately by Tycho Br...

Ancient Human Obsolete Aquila

6.4 Fair

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Chara

Chara was one of Hevelius's two dogs in Canes Venatici, named in 1690; the name survives as Beta Canum Venaticorum's pro...

Dog Obsolete Hevelius Seventeenth

6.1 Fair

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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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Asterion

Asterion was one of Hevelius's two hunting dogs in Canes Venatici, named in 1690 and later absorbed into the modern cons...

Dog Obsolete Hevelius Seventeenth

5.4 Mediocre

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Ramus Pomifer

Ramus Pomifer was Hevelius's 1690 Apple-Bearing Branch in Hercules; in 2025 the IAU named 102 Herculis Ramus after the o...

Branch Obsolete Hercules Hevelius

4.9 Poor

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Lilium

Lilium was Augustin Royer's 1679 fleur-de-lys constellation for Louis XIV, using stars later known as Musca Borealis nea...

Flower Obsolete Aries Seventeenth

4.4 Poor

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Anser Americanus

Anser Americanus was Kepler's 1627 Latin alternative for Tucana, the American Goose, later superseded by modern Tucana i...

Bird Obsolete Alternate Kepler

4.2 Poor

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Apes

Apes was Petrus Plancius's 1612 northern Bees constellation between Perseus and Aries, later renamed Vespa, Lilium, and...

Insect Obsolete Aries Seventeenth

4.1 Poor

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Rosa

Rosa was Petrus Apianus's 1536 Rose constellation, an early symbolic addition that did not survive into the IAU's modern...

Northern Flower Obsolete Seventeenth

3.6 Poor

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Cancer Minor

Cancer Minor was Petrus Plancius's 1613 Lesser Crab in southwestern Gemini, a small northern constellation later dropped...

Obsolete Gemini Crab Seventeenth

3.2 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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Testudo

Testudo was John Hill's 1754 Tortoise constellation between Cetus and Pisces, using stars such as 13, 14, 20, and 42 Cet...

Animal Obsolete Lyra Seventeenth

2.3 Poor