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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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Canis Major

Canis Major is a southern constellation traditionally depicted as a large dog. It’s notable for containing Sirius, the b...

Ancient Animal Southern Ptolemaic

9.0 Excellent

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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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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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Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere whose Latin name means "Lesser Bear." It was included...

Northern Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

7.7 Good

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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

7.6 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

6.7 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

6.1 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 the two hunting dogs drawn by Johannes Hevelius in the seventeenth century. Hevelius introduced the...

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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Rangifer

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

Northern Animal Obsolete Eighteenth

4.5 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

4.4 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

4.2 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

4.1 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

3.6 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

3.2 Poor

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Manis

Manis was a proposed constellation introduced by the English naturalist and writer John Hill in his 1754 star catalogue...

Western Animal Obsolete Hill

2.3 Poor

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Hirudo

Hirudo was an obsolete constellation proposed by the English naturalist John Hill in Urania, published in 1754. It repre...

Western Animal Obsolete Hill

2.1 Poor