swap_horiz Monoceros Alternatives

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Orion

Orion is a well-known constellation easily identified in the night sky. It’s notable for its ancient origins dating back...

Mythological Equatorial Ancient Ptolemaic

9.06 Excellent

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Crux

Crux is a small constellation located in the southern sky. It’s recognizable as the “Cross” shape and is notable for bei...

Modern Object Southern Bayer

8.79 Great

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Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia is a northern constellation recognized for its distinctive W-shaped pattern. It was prominent within ancient...

Northern Mythological Ancient Ptolemaic

8.42 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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Auriga

Auriga is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere that was cataloged by Ptolemy in the 2nd century. It repr...

Northern Mythological Ancient Ptolemaic

7.77 Good

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Pegasus

Pegasus is a large constellation in the northern sky that was officially cataloged by the astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd...

Northern Mythological Ancient Ptolemaic

7.77 Good

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Boötes

Boötes is a large, ancient constellation in the northern sky, historically depicted as a herdsman or plowman. It was for...

Northern Mythological Ancient Ptolemaic

7.68 Good

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Perseus

Perseus is a northern constellation originally cataloged by the astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. Named after the G...

Northern Mythological Ancient Ptolemaic

7.29 Good

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Draco

Draco is a large constellation of the far northern sky whose winding figure represents a dragon in Greek astronomical tr...

Northern Mythological Ancient Ptolemaic

6.99 Fair

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Cetus

Cetus is a large constellation that lies across the celestial equator and is traditionally represented as a sea monster...

Mythological Equatorial Ancient Ptolemaic

6.67 Fair

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Ophiuchus

Ophiuchus is a large constellation representing a serpent bearer. It is one of the 48 constellations recorded by the anc...

Mythological Equatorial Ancient Ptolemaic

6.27 Fair

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Cepheus

Cepheus is a northern constellation named for the king Cepheus in Greek mythology and included by the Greek astronomer P...

Northern Mythological Ancient Ptolemaic

6.26 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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Serpens

Serpens is a constellation on the celestial equator that represents a serpent. It is divided into two separate regions,...

Equatorial Ancient Animal Ptolemaic

5.84 Mediocre

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Tubus Herschelii Major

Tubus Herschelii Major is an obsolete constellation representing William Herschel's reflecting telescope, introduced by...

Equatorial Historical Obsolete Bode

5.72 Mediocre

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Eridanus

Eridanus is a large constellation in the southern part of the celestial sphere, extending across the celestial equator....

Mythological Equatorial Ancient Ptolemaic

5.47 Mediocre

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Coma Berenices

Coma Berenices is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere that represents the hair of Berenice II, an ancie...

Modern Northern Mythological Ptolemaic Adjacent

5.06 Mediocre

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Tubus Herschelii Minor

Tubus Herschelii Minor is an obsolete constellation once used in historical European celestial maps. It represented a sm...

Equatorial Historical Obsolete Bode

4.91 Poor

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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