swap_horiz Testudo Alternatives

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Ursa Major

The Great Bear of the northern sky, Ursa Major contains the Big Dipper, a familiar star pattern within a much larger con...

Northern Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

8.91 Great

2

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

3

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

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Canis Major

Representing the Greater Dog, Canis Major lies in the southern celestial sky and contains Sirius, the brightest star in...

Ancient Animal Southern Ptolemaic

8.23 Great

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Serpentarius

Serpentarius is a historical Latin name for Ophiuchus, the constellation represented as a person holding a serpent. It r...

Classical Human Obsolete Alternate

8.15 Great

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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

7.55 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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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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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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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

15

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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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

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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

2.30 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

2.05 Poor