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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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Centaurus

The constellation Centaurus is located primarily in the southern sky. It’s historically significant as a representation...

Mythological Ancient Southern Ptolemaic

8.05 Great

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Carina

Carina is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere whose name is Latin for the keel of a ship. It was former...

Modern Southern Lacaille Argonautis

7.91 Good

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Lyra

Lyra is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere that was cataloged by the astronomer Ptolemy in the 2...

Northern Object Ancient Ptolemaic

7.82 Good

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Musca Australis

Musca Australis, meaning the Southern Fly, is the former name of the modern constellation Musca. Nicolas-Louis de Lacail...

Historical Animal Southern Plancius

6.42 Fair

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Tucana

Tucana is a constellation in the southern sky whose name represents a toucan. Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius introduce...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

6.18 Fair

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Dorado

Dorado is a southern constellation introduced to European celestial maps by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in the...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

4.83 Poor

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Triangulum Australe

Triangulum Australe is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere whose name means “southern triangle.”...

Modern Object Southern Bayer

4.80 Poor

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Pavo

Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky whose name is Latin for peacock. It was introduced to European star charts b...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

4.71 Poor

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Grus

Grus is a southern constellation whose name is Latin for 'crane.' Petrus Plancius introduced it on a celestial globe in...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

4.51 Poor

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Musca

Musca is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere that represents a fly. Its stars were recorded durin...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

3.82 Poor

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Ara

Ara is a small southern constellation representing an altar. It is one of the 48 constellations recorded by Claudius Pto...

Object Ancient Southern Ptolemaic

3.77 Poor

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Crater

Crater is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky whose name is Latin for cup. It is one of the 48 constellatio...

Object Ancient Southern Ptolemaic

3.50 Poor

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Volans

Volans is a constellation in the southern sky representing a flying fish. It appeared as Piscis Volans in Johann Bayer's...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

3.24 Poor

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Corona Australis

Corona Australis, Latin for 'southern crown', is a small constellation in the southern sky depicting a crown. It is one...

Object Ancient Southern Ptolemaic

3.13 Poor

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Hydrus

Hydrus is a small constellation of the far southern sky, introduced by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in 1597 and...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

3.04 Poor

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Columba

Columba is a small constellation in the southern sky depicting a dove, created by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in 15...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

2.94 Poor

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Indus

Indus, Latin for 'the Indian,' is a faint southern constellation depicted in early celestial atlases as a Native America...

Modern Southern Bayer Human Figure

2.85 Poor

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Apus

Apus is one of the 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union and lies in the southern celesti...

Bird Modern Southern Bayer

2.12 Poor

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Chamaeleon

Chamaeleon is a small constellation in the far southern sky representing a chameleon, a lizard of the family Chamaeleoni...

Modern Animal Southern Bayer

1.98 Poor