swap_horiz Sextans Alternatives

1

Orion

Orion is a well-known constellation easily identified in the night sky. It’s notable for its ancient origins dating back...

Mythological Equatorial Ancient Ptolemaic

9.9 Brilliant

2

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

3

Cetus

Cetus is a large equatorial constellation representing a sea monster or whale, known for the variable star Mira, and rec...

Mythological Equatorial Ancient Ptolemaic

7.3 Good

4

Ophiuchus

Cataloged by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, Ophiuchus is a large northern constellation representing a serpent bearer and i...

Mythological Equatorial Ancient Ptolemaic

6.8 Fair

5

Serpens

Serpens is a unique northern constellation representing a serpent, notable for being the only modern constellation split...

Equatorial Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

6.4 Fair

6

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

7

Eridanus

Eridanus, depicted as a river in Greek mythology, is a vast northern constellation cataloged by Ptolemy in the 2nd centu...

Mythological Equatorial Ancient Ptolemaic

6.0 Fair

8

Monoceros

Introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1612, Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator that represents a uni...

Modern Mythological Equatorial Bayer

5.8 Mediocre

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

Lepus

Lepus is a southern constellation cataloged by Ptolemy in the 2nd century that represents a hare being hunted by the nei...

Equatorial Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

4.7 Poor

13

Scutum

Scutum is a small southern constellation representing a shield, introduced by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 168...

Modern Object Equatorial Hevelius

4.6 Poor

14

Canes Venatici

Canes Venatici is a small northern constellation representing hunting dogs, created by Polish astronomer Johannes Heveli...

Modern Northern Animal Hevelius

4.4 Poor

15

Vulpecula

Vulpecula is a faint northern constellation representing a fox, introduced by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 168...

Modern Northern Animal Hevelius

4.4 Poor

16

Octans

Named by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756, Octans is a faint southern circumpolar constellation representing the octant...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

4.1 Poor

17

Reticulum

Reticulum is a small southern sky constellation representing a reticle or net, cataloged by French astronomer Nicolas-Lo...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.6 Poor

18

Fornax

Originally named Fornax Chemica by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756, this southern constellation represents a chemical...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.5 Poor

19

Sculptor

Sculptor is a faint southern constellation representing a sculptor's studio, originally named Apparatus Sculptoris by Ni...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.5 Poor

20

Pictor

Originally named Equuleus Pictoris by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756, this southern constellation represents a painte...

Modern Scientific Instrument Southern Lacaille

3.4 Poor