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Vulpecula cum Ansere was Johannes Hevelius's 1687 fox-and-goose constellation; its modern remnant, Vulpecula, contains the Dumbbell Nebula.

Chara was one of Hevelius's two dogs in Canes Venatici, named in 1690; the name survives as Beta Canum Venaticorum's proper name.

Asterion was one of Hevelius's two hunting dogs in Canes Venatici, named in 1690 and later absorbed into the modern constellation's outline.

Ramus Pomifer was Hevelius's 1690 Apple-Bearing Branch in Hercules; in 2025 the IAU named 102 Herculis Ramus after the obsolete figure.

Scutum is a small southern constellation representing a shield, introduced by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1684 to honor King John III Sobieski.

Vulpecula is a faint northern constellation representing a fox, introduced by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687 and containing the Dumbbell Nebula.

Canes Venatici is a small northern constellation representing hunting dogs, created by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in the late 17th century to honor the hounds.

Sextans is a faint equatorial constellation representing a sextant, introduced by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687 to honor his observational tool.

Lacerta is a small, faint northern constellation representing a lizard, introduced by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687 to fill an uncharted sky gap.

Camelopardalis is a large but dim northern constellation representing a giraffe, introduced by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius on his 1612 celestial globe.

Introduced by Johannes Hevelius in 1687, Leo Minor is a small northern constellation representing a lesser lion cub situated between the larger Leo and Ursa Major.

Created by Johannes Hevelius in 1687, Lynx is a faint northern constellation explicitly named for the wild cat because one needs lynx-like eyes to see its stars.