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Patella
Patella was an obsolete constellation proposed by English writer and naturalist John Hill in 1754. Its name means "kneecap" in Latin, but Hill used it to represent a limpet shell in a proposed expansion of the northern sky. The constellation was not adopted by later standard star maps or by the International Astronomical Union, so Patella has no official modern boundaries or recognized status.
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Chara
Chara is a historical name associated with one of the two hunting dogs depicted by Johannes Hevelius in the constellation Canes Venatici. The name was introduced in the seventeenth century, but it is no longer used as an official constellation or stellar designation in modern astronomy. The name survives in the proper name of Beta Canum Venaticorum, a star in the northern constellation Canes Venat...
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