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Uranometria, published in 1603 by Johann Bayer, is an early star catalogue and celestial atlas. It revolutionized astronomy by establishing the now-standard practice of assigning Greek letters to stars within constellations, alongside their traditional names. This system—A for Alpha, B for Beta, etc...

Tucana is a southern constellation representing a toucan, introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1598 and noted for containing the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1612, Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator that represents a unicorn and is notable for containing Rosette Nebula.

Dorado, the dolphinfish or swordfish, is a southern constellation introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1597 that notably contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Triangulum Australe is a small southern constellation representing a southern triangle, distinguished on star maps by German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603.

Introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1597, Pavo is a southern constellation representing a peacock and is notable for containing the star system Peacock, its brightest point.

Grus, representing a crane, is a southern constellation introduced by Petrus Plancius in the late 16th century and noted for its distinctively bright binary star Alnair.

Originally named Apis by Petrus Plancius in 1597, Musca is a small southern constellation representing a fly and is notable for being one of the few insects in the sky.

Phoenicopterus was a former southern constellation representing a flamingo, introduced by Petrus Plancius in the late 16th century near Piscis Austrinus.

Volans is a southern sky constellation representing a flying fish, originally named Piscis Volans by German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603.

Introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1597, Hydrus is a small southern constellation representing a lesser water snake, distinct from the larger mythical Greek Hydra.

Columba is a small southern constellation representing a dove, originally formed by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in 1592 from stars near the larger constellation Canis Major.

Apis was a former southern hemisphere constellation representing a bee, created by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius at the end of the 16th century.

Depicting a Native American holding arrows, Indus is a southern constellation created by Petrus Plancius in 1597 and is notable for containing the nearby star Epsilon Indi.

Apus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky representing a bird of paradise, introduced by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in the late 16th century.

Chamaeleon is a small southern constellation representing a lizard, which was first depicted on a celestial globe created by Dutch astronomers Petrus Plancius and Jodocus Hondius in 1597.