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

Phaethon was a medieval star figure identified with Auriga, recalling Helios's son whose fatal chariot ride was retold by Hyginus.

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.

Lilium was Augustin Royer's 1679 fleur-de-lys constellation for Louis XIV, using stars later known as Musca Borealis near Aries.

Anser Americanus was Kepler's 1627 Latin alternative for Tucana, the American Goose, later superseded by modern Tucana in the southern sky.

Apes was Petrus Plancius's 1612 northern Bees constellation between Perseus and Aries, later renamed Vespa, Lilium, and Musca Borealis.

Rosa was Petrus Apianus's 1536 Rose constellation, an early symbolic addition that did not survive into the IAU's modern 88 constellations.

Cancer Minor was Petrus Plancius's 1613 Lesser Crab in southwestern Gemini, a small northern constellation later dropped from standard atlases.

Testudo was John Hill's 1754 Tortoise constellation between Cetus and Pisces, using stars such as 13, 14, 20, and 42 Ceti.