swap_horiz Aranea Alternatives

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Vultur cadens

Vultur cadens was an obsolete constellation identified by ancient astronomers. It’s historically significant as a Latin...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.5 Great

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Vultur volans

Vultur volans refers to the ancient Roman designation of the constellation Aquila, meaning “Flying Vulture.” This conste...

Bird Classical Obsolete Alternate

8.3 Great

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Serpentarius

Serpentarius was historically recognized as a constellation representing a serpent, primarily through its association wi...

Classical Human Obsolete Alternate

8.2 Great

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Asselli and Praesepe

Asselli and Praesepe refer to an asterism in the constellation Cancer, consisting of two stars known as the Aselli (Lati...

Classical Ancient Cancer Obsolete

7.6 Good

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Capra and Haedi

Capra and Haedi are an ancient asterism in the constellation Auriga, representing a goat and her kids. Capella, the brig...

Ancient Obsolete Goat Auriga

7.4 Good

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Xiphias

Xiphias is an obsolete constellation name derived from the Greek word for swordfish. Johannes Kepler used the name in th...

Obsolete Fish Kepler Dorado

6.7 Fair

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Antinous

Antinous was a former constellation, drawn as a figure associated with Antinous, the young companion of the Roman empero...

Ancient Human Obsolete Aquila

6.4 Fair

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Chara

Chara is a historical name associated with one of the two hunting dogs depicted by Johannes Hevelius in the constellatio...

Dog Obsolete Hevelius Seventeenth

6.1 Fair

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Tarandus vel Rangifer

Tarandus vel Rangifer is a former northern-sky constellation depicting a reindeer, also known by the names Tarandus, Ran...

Northern Historical Obsolete Lemonnier

6.1 Fair

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Rangifer

Rangifer, also called Tarandus, was an obsolete northern constellation representing a reindeer. French astronomer Pierre...

Northern Animal Obsolete Eighteenth

4.5 Poor

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Gloria Frederici

Gloria Frederici, also called Honores Friderici or Frederici Honores, was an obsolete constellation introduced by German...

Royal Obsolete Andromeda Bode

4.1 Poor

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Psalterium Georgianum

Psalterium Georgianum, or George's Psaltery, is an obsolete constellation introduced in 1789 by Maximilian Hell, a Hunga...

Instrument Royal Obsolete Hell

3.0 Poor

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Norma Nilotica

Norma Nilotica, Latin for 'nilometer,' was a constellation proposed by the British astronomer Alexander Jamieson in his...

Instrument Aquarius Obsolete Bode

2.9 Poor

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Solarium

Solarium was an obsolete constellation proposed by the British celestial cartographer Alexander Jamieson in his 1822 atl...

Instrument Southern Obsolete Bode

2.8 Poor

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Hippocampus

Hippocampus, meaning sea horse, was a proposed constellation published by the English naturalist John Hill in his 1754 a...

Mythic Sea Obsolete Hill

2.4 Poor

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Manis

Manis was a proposed constellation introduced by the English naturalist and writer John Hill in his 1754 star catalogue...

Western Animal Obsolete Hill

2.3 Poor

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Hirudo

Hirudo was an obsolete constellation proposed by the English naturalist John Hill in Urania, published in 1754. It repre...

Western Animal Obsolete Hill

2.1 Poor

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Dentalium

Dentalium was an obsolete constellation proposed by John Hill in 1754. Hill used the Latin name for tusk shells and plac...

Western Shell Obsolete Hill

2.0 Poor

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Scarabaeus

Scarabaeus was an obsolete constellation proposed by the British writer and naturalist John Hill in 1754. Its figure rep...

Insect Western Obsolete Hill

2.0 Poor

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Patella

Patella was an obsolete constellation proposed by English writer and naturalist John Hill in 1754. Its name means "kneec...

Western Shell Obsolete Hill

1.8 Poor