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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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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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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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Phaethon

Phaethon was a medieval star figure identified with Auriga, recalling Helios's son whose fatal chariot ride was retold b...

Mythic Obsolete Eridanus Seventeenth

5.8 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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Quadrans Muralis

Quadrans Muralis was a northern constellation representing a mural quadrant, created by Johannes Hevelius in 1684 and re...

Northern Scientific Instrument Obsolete Hevelius

5.2 Mediocre

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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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Mons Maenalus

Mons Maenalus was an obsolete northern constellation representing a mountain in Arcadia, depicted at the feet of Bootes...

Historical Obsolete Geographic Hevelius

2.9 Poor

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Cerberus

Cerberus was a former constellation representing the multi-headed dog of Greek mythology, introduced by Johannes Heveliu...

Mythological Historical Obsolete Hevelius

2.7 Poor

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Triangulum Minus

Triangulum Minus was a former constellation composed of three faint stars south of Triangulum, introduced by Johannes He...

Object Historical Obsolete Hevelius

2.6 Poor

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Anser

Anser was a former constellation representing a goose held by a fox, introduced by Johannes Hevelius in 1687 and later m...

Bird Northern Obsolete Hevelius

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

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Clypeus Sobieskii

Clypeus Sobieskii was a former constellation representing the shield of Polish King John III Sobieski, introduced by Joh...

Object Royal Obsolete Hevelius

1.6 Poor