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{{short description|Constellations that are no longer widely recognised}}
[[File:Argo Navis Hevelius.jpg|thumb|250px|The former constellation Argo Navis]]
[[File:Acta Eruditorum - X astronomia, 1684 – BEIC 13376927.jpg|thumb|Gladii Saxonici from 1684 Acta Eruditorum]]

'''Former constellations''' are old historical western [[Astronomy:Constellation|constellation]]s that for various reasons are no longer widely recognised or are not officially recognised by the [[Organization:International Astronomical Union|International Astronomical Union]] (IAU).<ref name="IAUConstell2018">{{cite web
|title=The Constellations
|url=http://www.iau.org/public/constellations/
|publisher=IAU—[[Organization:International Astronomical Union|International Astronomical Union]]
|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref> Prior to 1930, many of these defunct constellations were traditional in one or more countries or cultures. Some only lasted decades but others were referred to over many centuries. All are now recognised only for having classical or historical value.<ref name="Ridpath2018">{{cite web |title=Constellation names, abbreviations and sizes
|author=Ian Ridpath
|url=http://www.ianridpath.com/constellations1.htm
|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref> Many former constellations had complex [[Social:Latin|Latin]]ised names after objects, people, or mythological or zoological creatures.<ref name="Ridpath2018"/> Others with unwieldy names were shortened for convenience. For example,  Scutum Sobiescianum was reduced to [[Astronomy:Scutum (constellation)|Scutum]], Mons Mensae to [[Astronomy:Mensa (constellation)|Mensa]], and Apparatus Sculptoris to [[Astronomy:Sculptor (constellation)|Sculptor]].

Some of the northern sky's former constellations were placed in the less populated regions between the traditional brighter constellations just to fill gaps. In the southern skies, new constellations were often created from about the 15th century by voyagers who began journeying south of the equator. European countries like England, France, the Netherlands, German or Italian states, etc., often supported and popularised their own constellation outlines. In some cases, different constellations occupied overlapping areas and included the same stars. These former constellations are often found in older books, [[Astronomy:Star chart|star chart]]s or star catalogues. 

The eighty-eight modern constellation names and boundaries were standardised by [[Biography:Eugène Joseph Delporte|Eugene Delporte]] for the IAU in 1930, under an international agreement, removing any possible astronomical ambiguities between astronomers from different countries.<ref name="Lachièze-ReyLuminet2001">{{cite book
|author1=Marc Lachièze-Rey
|author2=Jean-Pierre Luminet
|author3=Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Paris
|title=Celestial Treasury: From the Music of the Spheres to the Conquest of Space
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0ZFXiNn62ZEC&pg=PA80
|page=80
|date=16 July 2001|publisher=Cambridge University Press
|isbn=978-0-521-80040-2}}</ref> Nearly all former or defunct constellations differ in their designated boundaries inasmuch as they have outlines that do not follow the exact lines of [[Right ascension|right ascension]] and [[Declination|declination]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ianridpath.com/boundaries.htm| title = Constellation boundaries. | access-date = 2018-04-01}}</ref>

==Noteworthy former constellations==

===Argo Navis===
[[Astronomy:Argo Navis|Argo Navis]] is the only constellation from [[Biography:Ptolemy|Ptolemy]]'s original list of 48 constellations that is no longer officially recognized.  Due to its large size, it was split into three constellations by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille: [[Astronomy:Carina (constellation)|Carina]] (the keel), [[Astronomy:Puppis|Puppis]] (the [[Engineering:Poop deck|poop deck]]), and [[Astronomy:Vela (constellation)|Vela]] (the sails).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/argo.htm|title=Star Tales – Argo Navis|website=www.ianridpath.com}}</ref> The new constellations were introduced in the 1763 star catalog ''Coelum Australe Stelliferum'', which was published soon after de Lacaille's death.

===Quadrans Muralis===
[[Astronomy:Quadrans Muralis|Quadrans Muralis]] was originally created in 1795, placed in the northern skies between the still-accepted constellations [[Astronomy:Boötes|Boötes]] and [[Astronomy:Draco (constellation)|Draco]].  The Quadrantids [[Astronomy:Meteor shower|meteor shower]] is named after this former constellation.

===Remnant nomenclature===
*[[Astronomy:53 Eridani|53 Eridani]] retains the name '''Sceptrum''' from the former constellation [[Astronomy:Sceptrum Brandenburgicum|Sceptrum Brandenburgicum]].<ref name=barentine>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u_7NCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA365 | title=The Lost Constellations: A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore | author=Barentine, John C. | year=2015 | publisher=Springer | location=New York, New York |  page=365| isbn=9783319227955 }}</ref>

==List of former constellations==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Pronunciation
!Meaning
!Date created
!Created by
|-
| Anguilla || {{IPAc-en|æ|ŋ|ˈ|ɡ|w|ɪ|l|ə}} || [[Biology:Eel|Eel]] || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| [[Astronomy:Antinous (constellation)|Antinous]] || {{IPAc-en|æ|n|ˈ|t|ɪ|n|oʊ|ə|s}} || Antinous || {{sort|0132|132}} || Emperor Hadrian<ref>Allen 1963, p. 40.</ref>
|-
| Apes ||  || [[Biology:Bee|Bee]]s (renamed to Vespa, then Lilium, then to [[Astronomy:Musca Borealis|Musca Borealis]]) || 1612 || [[Biography:Petrus Plancius|Petrus Plancius]]
|-
| Apis || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|p|ᵻ|s}} || [[Biology:Bee|Bee]] (obsolete name and renamed to Musca Australis, and then shortened to Musca) || 1598 || [[Biography:Petrus Plancius|Petrus Plancius]]
|-
| Aranea || {{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|r|eɪ|n|i|ə}} || Long-Legged Spider || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| [[Astronomy:Argo Navis|Argo Navis]] ||{{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɑːr|ɡ|oʊ|_|ˈ|n|eɪ|v|ᵻ|s}} || The Ship Argo (now divided into [[Astronomy:Carina (constellation)|Carina]], [[Astronomy:Puppis|Puppis]], and [[Astronomy:Vela (constellation)|Vela]]) || {{sort|0160|2nd century}} || Claudius Ptolemy
|-
| Asselli and Praesepe ||  || [[Religion:Dionysus|Dionysus]]'s [[Biology:Donkey|Asses]] (Asellus Borealis and Asellus Australis) and [[Religion:Manger|Manger]] ([[Astronomy:Beehive Cluster|Beehive Cluster]]) || {{sort|-300|3rd century BC}} || [[Biography:Aratus|Aratus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Popular_Science_Monthly_Volume_30.djvu/774|title=Page:Popular Science Monthly Volume 30.djvu/774 - Wikisource, the free online library|website=en.wikisource.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/cancer.htm|title=Star Tales – Cancer|website=www.ianridpath.com}}</ref>
|-
| Asterion and [[Astronomy:Cor Caroli|Chara]] || || Northern and Southern [[Biology:Dog|Dog]]s in [[Astronomy:Canes Venatici|Canes Venatici]] || 1690 || [[Biography:Johannes Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/canesvenatici.htm |work = Star Tales |title = Canes Venatici |last = Ridpath |first = Ian |access-date = 1 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Battery of Volta ||  || [[Physics:Battery (electricity)|Battery]] || 1807 || [[Biography:Thomas Young (scientist)|Thomas Young]]
|-
| Bufo || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|juː|f|oʊ}} || [[Biology:Toad|Toad]] || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| [[Astronomy:Cancer Minor (constellation)|Cancer Minor]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|n|s|ər|ˈ|m|aɪ|n|ər}} || Lesser [[Biology:Crab|Crab]] || 1613 || [[Biography:Petrus Plancius|Petrus Plancius]]
|-
| Capra and Haedi ||  || Goat [[Unsolved:Amalthea (mythology)|Amalthea]] (stars surrounding Capella) and the Kids ([[Astronomy:Zeta Aurigae|Haedus I]] and [[Astronomy:Eta Aurigae|Haedus II]]) || {{sort|-300|3rd century BC}} || [[Biography:Aratus|Aratus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoi.com/Ther/AixAmaltheia.html|title=AMALTHEA (Amaltheia) - Goat Nurse of Zeus in Greek Mythology|website=www.theoi.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Cerberus (constellation)|Cerberus]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɜːr|b|ə|r|ə|s}}|| Cerberus (guardian dog of [[Religion:Hades|Hades]]) || 1690 || [[Biography:Johannes Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]]
|-
| [[Astronomy:Cor Caroli#Names|Cor Caroli Regis Martyris]] || || Charles's [[Biology:Heart|Heart]] || 1673 || Charles Scarborough{{cn|date=October 2015}}
|-
| Corona Firmiana || || [[Astronomy:Corona Borealis|Corona Borealis]] renamed to honor Count Leopold Anton von Firmian || 1730 || Corbinianus Thomas
|-
| [[Astronomy:Custos Messium|Custos Messium]] ||{{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ʌ|s|t|ɒ|s|_|ˈ|m|ɛ|ʃ|i|ə|m}} || Keeper of harvests || 1775 || Jérôme Lalande<ref>Allen 1963, p. 191.</ref>
|-
| Deltoton || || Delta (obsolete name for Triangulum Boreale) || 1540 || [[Biography:Petrus Apianus|Petrus Apianus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://astrocultura.uai.it/mitologia/antiche/costellazioniperdute.htm|title=Astrocultura UAI - Unione Astrofili Italiani- Sezione Mitologia Costellazioni estinte obsolete|website=astrocultura.uai.it}}</ref>
|-
| Dentalium || {{IPAc-en|d|ɛ|n|ˈ|t|eɪ|l|i|ə|m}} || Tooth Shell || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| [[Astronomy:Felis (constellation)|Felis]] ||{{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|iː|l|ᵻ|s}} || [[Biology:Cat|Cat]] || 1799 || Jérôme Lalande
|-
| Frederici Honores ||{{IPAc-en|f|r|ɛ|d|ə|ˈ|r|aɪ|s|aɪ|_|h|ɒ|ˈ|n|ɔər|iː|z}} || Frederick's Honors || 1787 || Johann Elert Bode<ref>Allen 1963, p. 221.</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Gallus (constellation)|Gallus]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|æ|l|ə|s}}|| [[Biology:Chicken|Rooster]] || 1613 || [[Biography:Petrus Plancius|Petrus Plancius]]
|-
| Gladii Electorales Saxonici || || Crossed Swords of the Electorate of Saxony || 1684 || [[Biography:Gottfried Kirch|Gottfried Kirch]]
|-
| [[Astronomy:Globus Aerostaticus|Globus Aerostaticus]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|l|oʊ|b|ə|s|_|ˌ|ɛər|ə|ˈ|s|t|æ|t|ᵻ|k|ə|s}}|| [[Engineering:Hot air balloon|Hot air balloon]] || 1798 || Jérôme Lalande<ref>Allen 1963, p. 237.</ref>
|-
| Gryphites || {{IPAc-en|ɡ|r|ɪ|ˈ|f|aɪ|t|iː|z}} || ''[[Biology:Gryphaea|Gryphaea]]'' shellfish || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| Hippocampus || {{IPAc-en|h|ɪ|p|ə|ˈ|k|æ|m|p|ə|s}} || [[Biology:Seahorse|Sea Horse]] || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| Hirudo || {{IPAc-en|h|ɪ|ˈ|r|uː|d|oʊ}} || [[Biology:Leech|Leech]] || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| [[Astronomy:Jordanus (constellation)|Jordanus]] || {{IPAc-en|dʒ|ɔːr|ˈ|d|eɪ|n|ə|s}}|| River Jordan || 1613 || [[Biography:Petrus Plancius|Petrus Plancius]]
|-
| Leo Palatinus ||  || [[Biology:Lion|Lion]] to honor the Elector Palatine Charles Theodore and his wife Elisabeth Auguste || 1785 || Karl-Joseph König
|-
| [[Astronomy:Lochium Funis|Lochium Funis]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɒ|k|i|ə|m|_|ˈ|f|juː|n|ᵻ|s}} || [[Engineering:Chip log|Log]] line (renamed to '''Linea Nautica''' in 1888 by Eliza A. Bowen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://astrocultura.uai.it/mitologia/antiche/costellazioniperdute3.htm|title=Astrocultura UAI - Unione Astrofili Italiani- Sezione Mitologia Costellazioni estinte obsolete|website=astrocultura.uai.it}}</ref>) || 1801 || Johann Elert Bode<ref>Allen 1963, p. 65.</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Lilium (constellation)|Lilium]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|l|i|ə|m}} ||Fleur de Lys (renamed [[Astronomy:Musca Borealis|Musca Borealis]])|| 1679 || Augustin Royer/P. Anthelme
|-
| Limax || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|aɪ|m|æ|k|s}} || [[Biology:Slug|Slug]] || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| Linum Piscium || || The line connecting the fish (renamed from '''Linum Austrinum''' and '''Linum Boreum''' by Bode in 1801; known as '''Lineola''' too) || 1590 || Thomas Hood
|-
| Lumbricus || {{IPAc-en|l|ʌ|m|ˈ|b|r|aɪ|k|ə|s}} || [[Biology:Earthworm|Earthworm]] || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| [[Astronomy:Machina Electrica|Machina Electrica]] ||{{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|æ|k|ᵻ|n|ə|_|ᵻ|ˈ|l|ɛ|k|t|r|ᵻ|k|ə}} || Electricity generator || 1800 || Johann Elert Bode<ref>Allen 1963, p. 289.</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Malus (constellation)|Malus]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|eɪ|l|ə|s}}|| Mast || 1844 || [[Biography:John Herschel|John Herschel]]
|-
| Manis || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|eɪ|n|ᵻ|s}} || [[Biology:Pangolin|Pangolin]] || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| Marmor Sculptile || || Bust of Columbus || 1810 || William Croswell
|-
| [[Astronomy:Mons Maenalus|Mons Maenalus]] ||{{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒ|n|z|_|ˈ|m|ɛ|n|ə|l|ə|s}} || Mount Mainalo || 1690 || [[Biography:Johannes Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]]<ref>Allen 1963, p. 290.</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Musca Borealis|Musca Borealis]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʌ|s|k|ə|_|b|ɔər|i|ˈ|eɪ|l|ᵻ|s}}|| Northern [[Biology:Fly|Fly]] || 1690 || [[Biography:Johannes Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]]
|-
| [[Astronomy:Noctua (constellation)|Noctua]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|ɒ|k|tj|u|ə}}|| [[Biology:Owl|Owl]] || 1822 || Alexander Jamieson
|-
| Nubecula Major and Nubecula Minor{{cn|date=October 2015}} || || [[Astronomy:Magellanic Clouds|Magellanic Clouds]] || 1603 || Johann Bayer
|-
| [[Astronomy:Officina Typographica|Officina Typographica]] || {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɒ|f|ᵻ|ˈ|s|aɪ|n|ə|_|t|aɪ|p|ə|ˈ|ɡ|r|æ|f|ᵻ|k|ə}}|| Printshop || 1801 || Johann Elert Bode<ref>Allen 1963, p. 297.</ref>
|-
| Patella || {{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|t|ɛ|l|ə}} || [[Biology:Limpet|Limpet]] || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| Phoenicopterus  || {{IPAc-en|ˌ|f|ɛ|n|ə|ˈ|k|ɒ|p|t|ə|r|ə|s}}|| [[Biology:Flamingo|Flamingo]] (an obsolete name for [[Astronomy:Grus (constellation)|Grus]]) || {{sort|1610|early 17th century}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/grus.htm|title=Star Tales – Grus|website=www.ianridpath.com}}</ref> || [[Biography:Petrus Plancius|Petrus Plancius]]/Paul Merula
|-
| Pinna Marina || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɪ|n|ə|_|m|ə|ˈ|r|aɪ|n|ə}} || [[Biology:Mussel|Mussel]] || 1754 || John Hill
|- 
| [[Astronomy:Piscis Austrinus|Piscis Notus]] ||  || Southern [[Biology:Fish|Fish]] (obsolete name for [[Astronomy:Piscis Austrinus|Piscis Austrinus]]) || {{sort|-300|3rd century BC}} || [[Biography:Aratus|Aratus]]
|-
| [[Astronomy:Polophylax|Polophylax]] || {{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|l|ɒ|f|ᵻ|l|æ|k|s}}|| Guardian of the [[Earth:South Pole|Pole]] || 1592 || [[Biography:Petrus Plancius|Petrus Plancius]]
|-
| Pomum Imperiale || || Leopold's orb || 1688 || [[Biography:Gottfried Kirch|Gottfried Kirch]]
|-
| Phaethon ||  || Phaethon || {{sort|1300|Middle Ages}} || [[Biography:Aratus|Aratus]]/Hyginus
|-
| Pluteum ||  || [[Engineering:Parapet|Parapet]] (obsolete for [[Astronomy:Pictor|Pictor]]) || 1881 || Richard Andree
|-
| [[Astronomy:Psalterium Georgii|Psalterium Georgii]] || {{IPAc-en|s|æ|l|ˈ|t|ɪər|i|ə|m|_|ˈ|dʒ|ɔːr|dʒ|i|aɪ}}|| George's Psaltery (renamed to '''Harp Georgii''' by Lalande) || 1781 || Maximilian Hell<ref>Allen 1963, p. 347.</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Quadrans Muralis|Quadrans Muralis]] ||{{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|w|eɪ|d|r|æ|n|z|_|m|j|ʊəˈr|eɪ|l|ᵻ|s}} || Mural Quadrant || 1795 || Jérôme Lalande<ref>Allen 1963, p. 348.</ref>
|-
| Quadratum || || [[Rhombus]] (obsolete name for [[Astronomy:Reticulum|Reticulum Rhomboidalis]]) || 1706 || Carel Allard
|-
| [[Astronomy:Ramus Pomifer|Ramus Pomifer]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|eɪ|m|ə|s|_|ˈ|p|ɒ|m|ᵻ|f|ər}}|| Apple-bearing Branch || 1690 || [[Biography:Johannes Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]]<ref>Allen 1963, p. 242.</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Robur Carolinum|Robur Carolinum]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|oʊ|b|ər|_|k|ær|ə|ˈ|l|aɪ|n|əm}}|| Charles' Oak || 1679 || Edmund Halley<ref>Allen 1963, p. 349.</ref>
|-
| Rosa || || [[Biology:Rose|Rose]] || 1536 || [[Biography:Petrus Apianus|Petrus Apianus]]
|-
| Sagitta Australis || || Southern [[Engineering:Arrow|Arrow]] || 1613 || [[Biography:Petrus Plancius|Petrus Plancius]]
|-
| Scarabaeus || {{IPAc-en|s|k|ær|ə|ˈ|b|iː|ə|s}} || Rhinoceros Beetle || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| [[Astronomy:Sceptrum Brandenburgicum|Sceptrum Brandenburgicum]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɛ|p|t|r|əm|_|ˌ|b|r|æ|n|d|ən|ˈ|b|ɜːr|dʒ|ᵻ|k|əm}}|| Scepter of Brandenburg || 1688 || [[Biography:Gottfried Kirch|Gottfried Kirch]]<ref>Allen 1963, p. 360.</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae|Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae]] || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɛ|p|t|r|əm|_|ɛ|t|_|ˈ|m|eɪ|n|ə|s|_|dʒ|ə|ˈ|s|t|ɪ|ʃ|i|i}}|| Scepter and Hand of Justice || 1679 || Augustin Royer
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| Sciurus Volans || || Flying Squirrel (now part of Camelopardalis) || 1810 || William Croswell<ref>{{cite book | first=Nick | last=Kanas | date=2007 | title=Star maps: history, artistry, and cartography | page=131 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bae3LP4tfP4C&pg=PA131 | publisher=Springer |location=New York, New York | isbn=978-0-387-71668-8 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Sextans|Sextants Uraniae]] || || [[Astronomy:Urania|Urania]]'s [[Astronomy:Sextant|Sextant]] (obsolete name for [[Astronomy:Sextans|Sextans]]) || 1690 || [[Biography:Johannes Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]]
|-
| Siren, Ceneus and Lang || || [[Unsolved:Siren (mythology)|Siren]], Lapith Caeneus and Toucan || {{sort|1600|early 17th century}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/celestia/puzzlingstarmaps.htm|title=A Pair of Puzzling Star Maps and Two Unknown Constellations|first=R.H. van|last=Gent|website=webspace.science.uu.nl}}</ref> || Unknown/Willem Jansz Blaeu
|-
| [[Astronomy:Solarium (constellation)|Solarium]] || {{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|l|ɛər|i|ə|m}}|| Sundial || 1822 || Alexander Jamieson
|-
| Sudarium Veronicae || || Sudarium of Veronica || 1643 || Antoine Marie Schyrle de Rheita<ref>{{cite web|url=http://astrocultura.uai.it/mitologia/antiche/costellazioniperdute1.htm|title=Astrocultura UAI - Unione Astrofili Italiani- Sezione Mitologia Costellazioni estinte obsolete|website=astrocultura.uai.it}}</ref>
|-
| Tarandus or [[Astronomy:Rangifer (constellation)|Rangifer]] ||{{IPAc-en|t|ə|ˈ|r|æ|n|d|ə|s|,_|ˈ|r|æ|n|dʒ|ᵻ|f|ər}} || [[Biology:Reindeer|Reindeer]] || 1736 || Pierre Charles Lemonnier<ref>Allen 1963, p. 377.</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Taurus Poniatovii|Taurus Poniatovii]] ||{{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɔːr|ə|s|_|p|ɒ|n|i|ə|ˈ|t|oʊ|v|i|aɪ}} || Poniatowski's [[Biology:Cattle|Bull]] || 1777 || Martin Poczobut<ref>Allen 1963, p. 413.</ref>
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| Tarabellum and Vexillum || || [[Engineering:Drill|Drill]] and [[Biology:Vexillum|flag-like Standard]] || {{sort|1100|12th century}} || Michael Scot<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlascoelestis.com/Scot%20base.htm |title=Nuova pagina 1 |publisher=Atlascoelestis.com |access-date=2018-08-05}}</ref>
|-
| [[Astronomy:Telescopium Herschelii|Telescopium Herschelii]] || {{IPAc-en|t|ɛ|l|ᵻ|ˈ|s|k|oʊ|p|i|əm|_|h|ər|ˈ|ʃ|iː|l|i|aɪ}}|| Herschel's [[Astronomy:Telescope|Telescope]] (renamed from '''Tubus Herschelii Major''' by Bode in 1801) || 1781 || Maximilian Hell<ref>Allen 1963, p. 414.</ref>
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| Tubus Herschelii Minor || || Herschel's [[Astronomy:Reflecting telescope|Reflector]] || 1781 || Maximilian Hell
|-
| [[Astronomy:Pisces (constellation)#History and mythology|Testudo]] || {{IPAc-en|t|ɛ|s|ˈ|tj|uː|d|oʊ}}|| [[Biology:Tortoise|Tortoise]] || 1754 || John Hill
|-
| [[Astronomy:River Tigris (constellation)|Tigris]] ||{{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|aɪ|ɡ|r|ᵻ|s}} || [[Place:Tigris|Tigris]] River || 1613 || [[Biography:Petrus Plancius|Petrus Plancius]]
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| Triangulus Antarcticus || || Obsolete name for [[Astronomy:Triangulum Australe|Triangulum Australe]] || 1589 || Peter Plancius
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| [[Astronomy:Triangulum|Triangulum Majus]] || || Large Triangle (obsolete name for [[Astronomy:Triangulum|Triangulum]]) || 1690 || [[Biography:Johannes Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]]
|-
| [[Astronomy:Triangulum Minus|Triangulum Minus]] ||{{IPAc-en|t|r|aɪ|ˈ|æ|ŋ|ɡ|j|ʊ|l|əm|_|ˈ|m|aɪ|n|ə|s}} || Small Triangle || 1690 || [[Biography:Johannes Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]]<ref>Allen 1963, p. 417.</ref>
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| [[Astronomy:Turdus Solitarius|Turdus Solitarius]]  ||{{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɜːr|d|ə|s|_|s|ɒ|l|ᵻ|ˈ|t|ɛər|i|ə|s}} || Solitary Thrush (renamed to Mocking Bird and then to [[Astronomy:Noctua (constellation)|Noctua]]). Named in honor of the  [[Biology:Rodrigues solitaire|Rodrigues solitaire]], an extinct flightless bird related to the dodo.|| 1776 || Pierre Charles Lemonnier<ref>Allen 1963, p. 418.</ref>
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| Uranoscopus || {{IPAc-en|j|ʊər|ə|ˈ|n|ɒ|s|k|ə|p|ə|s}} || [[Biology:Stargazer (fish)|Star-Gazer fish]] || 1754 || John Hill
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| Urna ||  || [[Engineering:Urn|Urn]] of [[Astronomy:Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]] || 1596 || Zacharias Bornmann
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| Vespa || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɛ|s|p|ə}}|| [[Biology:Wasp|Wasp]] (an obsolete name for [[Astronomy:Musca Borealis|Musca Borealis]])|| 1624 || Jakob Bartsch<ref>Allen 1963, p. 292.</ref>
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| Triangula, [[Astronomy:Triangulum Australe|Triangulum]], Catuli, [[Astronomy:Stellar corona|Corona]], Corolla, Piscis, [[Biology:Camelus|Camelus]], [[Biology:Vulpes|Vulpes]], Equus, Delphin, [[Astronomy:Ursa Minor|Ursa Minor]], [[Biology:Canis|Canis]], [[Biology:Felis|Felis]], Leaena and [[Biology:Cervus|Cervus]] ||  || Obsolete names for Triangulum Boreale, [[Astronomy:Triangulum Australe|Triangulum Australe]], [[Astronomy:Canes Venatici|Canes Venatici]], [[Astronomy:Corona Borealis|Corona Borealis]], [[Astronomy:Corona Australis|Corona Australis]], Piscis Australis, [[Astronomy:Camelopardalis|Cameleopardalis]], [[Astronomy:Vulpecula|Vulpecula et Anser]], [[Astronomy:Equuleus|Equuleus]], [[Astronomy:Delphinus|Delphinus]], [[Astronomy:Ursa Major|Ursa Major]], [[Astronomy:Ursa Minor|Ursa Minor]], [[Astronomy:Canis Major|Canis Major]], [[Astronomy:Canis Minor|Canis Minor]], Leo Minor and [[Astronomy:Monoceros (constellation)|Monoceros]] || 1873 || Richard Proctor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlascoelestis.com/Proctor%20base%20nuove.htm |title=Nuova pagina 1 |publisher=Atlascoelestis.com |access-date=2018-08-05}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Astronomy:Asterism|Asterism]]
* List of Constellations
* Julius Schiller's ''Coelum Stellatum Christianum'' (1627, "Christian Starry Sky") renamed the pagan constellations with new names after Christian figures.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963). ''Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning'' New York: Dover. (Original work published 1899)
*Nick Kanas. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=bae3LP4tfP4C Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography]''. Springer; 5 June 2012. {{ISBN|978-1-4614-0917-5}}.

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060214065100/http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Astronomy_Facts/obsolete_constellations.htm Former Constellations]
* [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/startales4.htm Obsolete Constellations]
* [http://www.atlascoelestis.com/introduz.%20desuete.htm Felice Stoppa: Le costellazioni scomparse dal cielo] {{in lang|it}}
* [http://j.dreuille.free.fr/disparues.html Les Constellations Disparues] {{in lang|fr}}

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