swap_horiz Tarandus 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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Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor is a northern circumpolar constellation representing a little bear, notable for containing Polaris, the curre...

Northern Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

7.7 Good

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Delphinus

Delphinus is a small northern constellation representing a dolphin, recognizable by its distinct diamond-shaped pattern...

Northern Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

6.6 Fair

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Canis Minor

Canis Minor is a small northern constellation representing a smaller dog, known for the bright star Procyon, and origina...

Northern Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

6.1 Fair

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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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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

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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

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Musca Borealis

Musca Borealis was an obsolete northern constellation representing a northern fly, depicted above Aries by Johannes Heve...

Northern Historical Animal Obsolete

2.9 Poor

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Felis

Felis was an obsolete southern constellation representing a cat, proposed by French astronomer Jérôme Lalande in 1799 bu...

Historical Animal Obsolete Lalande

2.7 Poor

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Gryphus

Gryphus was a former southern constellation representing a griffin, introduced by German astronomer Johann Bode in his 1...

Mythological Historical Animal Obsolete

2.7 Poor

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Leo Belgicus

Leo Belgicus was a former constellation mapping the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries into a lion, introduced by...

Historical Animal Obsolete Geographic

2.6 Poor

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Noctua

Noctua was a short-lived obsolete constellation representing an owl, depicted standing on the tail of Hydra in Elijah H....

Bird Northern Historical Obsolete

2.5 Poor

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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus was an obsolete constellation introduced by English astronomer William Henry Smyth in 1844, representing th...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bayer Era

2.2 Poor

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Messor

Messor was a former constellation representing a harvester, introduced by Maximilian Hell in 1789 using stars formerly p...

Northern Historical Obsolete Human Figure

2.1 Poor

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Vespa

Vespa was a former northern constellation representing a wasp, introduced by German astronomer Jakob Bartsch in his 1624...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bayer Era

2.1 Poor

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Lupus Borealis

Lupus Borealis was an obsolete astronomical constellation representing a northern wolf, notable for being one of many pr...

Northern Historical Animal Obsolete

2.1 Poor

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Lynx Borealis

Lynx Borealis was an obsolete astronomical constellation proposed to represent a northern lynx, distinguished as one of...

Northern Historical Animal Obsolete

2.1 Poor

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Buphthalmus

Buphthalmus was a former southern constellation representing the eye of an ox, introduced by French astronomer Pierre Ch...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bayer Era

1.7 Poor

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Pinna

Pinna was a former southern constellation representing a marine mussel, introduced by French astronomer Pierre Charles L...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bayer Era

1.7 Poor

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Bufo

Bufo was a former constellation representing a toad, proposed by British physician John Hill in his 1754 astronomical di...

Historical Animal Obsolete Bayer Era

1.7 Poor