Former constellations are old historical Western constellations that for various reasons are no longer widely recognised or are not officially recognised...

lists of constellations are available: IAU designated constellations – a list of the current, or "modern", constellations Former constellations – a list...

countries invented their own constellations, some of which lasted into the early 20th century before today's constellations were internationally recognized...

among the constellations (although there are two lions and a lynx). It was between the constellations of Antlia and Hydra. This constellation was first...

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is one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, now a grouping of three IAU constellations. It is formerly a single large constellation in the southern sky. The...

the night sky, it ranks 29th of the 88 constellations in size. The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the International Astronomical...

Musca Borealis (Latin for northern fly) was a constellation, now discarded, located between the constellations of Aries and Perseus. It was originally called...

Solarium (Latin for sundial) was a constellation located between the constellations of Horologium, Dorado and Hydrus. It was introduced in 1822 on the...

Rangifer was a small constellation between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis. It was also known as Tarandus. Both words mean "reindeer"...

of it. Bakich, Michael E. (22 June 1995). The Cambridge Guide to the Constellations. Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–47. ISBN 978-0-521-44921-2. Kanas...

than the 88 formally defined constellations. Constellations are based on asterisms, but unlike asterisms, constellations outline and today completely...

written in cuneiform script, contained lists of constellations, individual stars, and planets. The constellations were probably collected from various other...

Aquila or as a separate constellation, until the International Astronomical Union discarded it when formalizing the 88 constellations in 1922. Cassius Dio...

boundaries for the constellations which covered the entire celestial sphere, stars which were not included within a constellation listed by Ptolemy were...

harp) was a constellation created by Maximilian Hell in 1789 to honor George III of Great Britain. Johann ‍Bode ‍depicted ‍the ‍constellation ‍on ‍his ‍‍Uranographia...

Muralis and shrank the constellation a little in his 1801 Uranographia star atlas, to avoid it clashing with neighboring constellations. In 1922, Quadrans...

civilian L-049 Constellations followed by the L-149 (L-049 modified to carry more fuel tanks). The first purpose-built passenger Constellations were the more...

Aerostatique (the French equivalent) was a constellation created by Jérôme Lalande in 1798. It lay between the constellations Piscis Austrinus, Capricornus and...

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Andromeda is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy, and one of the 88 modern constellations. Located in the northern...

Malus (Latin for mast) was a subdivision of the ancient constellation Argo Navis proposed in 1844 by the English astronomer John Herschel. It would have...

Machina Electrica (Latin for electricity generator) was a constellation created by Johann Bode in 1800. He created it from faint stars between Fornax...

(Latin for Mount Maenalus) was a constellation created by Johannes Hevelius in 1687. It was located between the constellations of Boötes and Virgo, and depicts...

'cow'). One of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, Boötes is now one of the 88 modern constellations. It contains the fourth-brightest...

cartography Constellation family Former constellations Lists of stars by constellation Constellations listed by Johannes Hevelius Constellations listed by...

and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. It is the fifth-largest of the modern constellations and is the largest of the 50 which have...

located between the constellations Camelopardalis, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, and next to another subsequently abandoned constellation, Rangifer the Reindeer...

(or Sceptrum Brandenburgium – Latin for scepter of Brandenburg) was a constellation created in 1688 by Gottfried Kirch, astronomer of the Prussian Royal...

locate the constellations in relation to each other and to the calendar. Tablet 1 has six main sections: All the major stars and constellations are listed...