swap_horiz Serpentarius Alternatives

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Vultur cadens

Vultur cadens, meaning falling vulture, is a historical designation associated with Lyra and its bright star Vega. Older...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.45 Great

2

Vultur volans

Meaning flying vulture, Vultur volans is a historical Latin alternative name for Aquila. The modern constellation is usu...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.30 Great

3

Asselli and Praesepe

Asselli and Praesepe refer to an asterism in the constellation Cancer, consisting of two stars known as the Aselli (Lati...

Classical Ancient Cancer Obsolete

7.55 Good

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Capra and Haedi

Capra and Haedi are an ancient asterism in the constellation Auriga, representing a goat and her kids. Capella, the brig...

Ancient Obsolete Goat Auriga

7.35 Good

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Xiphias

Xiphias is an obsolete constellation name derived from the Greek word for swordfish. Johannes Kepler used the name in th...

Obsolete Fish Kepler Dorado

6.70 Fair

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Antinous

Antinous was a former constellation, drawn as a figure associated with Antinous, the young companion of the Roman empero...

Ancient Human Obsolete Aquila

6.35 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

6.14 Fair

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Chara

Chara is a historical name associated with one of the two hunting dogs depicted by Johannes Hevelius in the constellatio...

Dog Obsolete Hevelius Seventeenth

6.05 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

5.80 Mediocre

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Tubus Herschelii Major

Tubus Herschelii Major is an obsolete constellation representing William Herschel's reflecting telescope, introduced by...

Equatorial Historical Obsolete Bode

5.72 Mediocre

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Asterion

Asterion was one of the two hunting dogs drawn by Johannes Hevelius in the seventeenth century. Hevelius introduced the...

Dog Obsolete Hevelius Seventeenth

5.35 Mediocre

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Tubus Herschelii Minor

Tubus Herschelii Minor is an obsolete constellation once used in historical European celestial maps. It represented a sm...

Equatorial Historical Obsolete Bode

4.91 Poor

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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

4.85 Poor

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Rangifer

Rangifer, also called Tarandus, was an obsolete northern constellation representing a reindeer. French astronomer Pierre...

Northern Animal Obsolete Eighteenth

4.45 Poor

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Lilium

Lilium was an obsolete constellation proposed by the French astronomer and architect Augustin Royer in 1679. Named for t...

Flower Obsolete Aries Seventeenth

4.35 Poor

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Anser Americanus

Anser Americanus was an alternative Latin name for the southern constellation now called Tucana. The name means American...

Bird Obsolete Alternate Kepler

4.20 Poor

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Gloria Frederici

Gloria Frederici, also called Honores Friderici or Frederici Honores, was an obsolete constellation introduced by German...

Royal Obsolete Andromeda Bode

4.10 Poor

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Apes

Apes was an obsolete constellation introduced by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius on a 1612 celestial globe to represent...

Insect Obsolete Aries Seventeenth

4.05 Poor

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Rosa

Rosa, also called Rosae or the Rose, was a historical constellation proposed by Petrus Apianus. It first appeared on a c...

Northern Flower Obsolete Seventeenth

3.55 Poor

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Cancer Minor

Cancer Minor, the 'Lesser Crab,' was a small constellation introduced by the Dutch astronomer and cartographer Petrus Pl...

Obsolete Gemini Crab Seventeenth

3.20 Poor