The obsolete constellation Frederici Honores, the Honours of Frederick, is a northern constellation bordering Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Pegasus and Lacerta. It was introduced by Johann Bode in 1787, and its stars now belong to Andromeda and Lacerta. Frederici Honores spans 18 degrees of the zodiac in the Sign of Aries.

Abbreviation: Hon
Genitive: Honorium Friderici ^[1]

Frederici Honores Constellation Stars

2000	2050	Star	Name	Sp. Class	Mag.	Orb
06♈23	07♈05	15 Lac		M0	4.95	1°00′
07♈47	08♈29	ο And		B6	3.62	1°40′
14♈39	15♈21	3 And		K0	4.64	1°00′
15♈44	16♈26	7 And		F0	4.53	1°10′
16♈05	16♈47	ι And	Keff al-Salsalat	B8	4.29	1°20′
16♈25	17♈07	8 And		M2	4.82	1°00′
17♈18	17♈50	κ And		B9	4.15	1°20′
18♈17	18♈59	λ And		G8	3.81	1°30′
19♈56	20♈38	ψ And		G5	4.97	1°00′

Frederici Honores Astrology

Robson

FREDERICH HONORES. The Honours of Frederick.

History. An obsolete constellation formed by Bode in 1787, in honour of Frederick II of Prussia, from stars between Cepheis, Andromeda, Cassiopeia and Cygnus.

Influence. The constellation figure contains a nimbus to represent dignity, a laurel for fame, an olive branch for peace, and a sword and pen for war and literature. It is possible that some influence over these qualities may be inherent in the constellation. ^[2]

Bode

The new figure was now composed of 76 stars and two star clusters, among which included four stars of the fourth magnitude, three of the fifth magnitude, 24 of the sixth magnitude, 16 of the seventh magnitude, 24 of the eighth magnitude, and five of the ninth magnitude. To  Pegasus belong five thereof, to Andromeda 26, to Cepheus six, to the Lizard nine, and Cassiopeia three stars.

I give this new constellation the name of Frederic’s Glory (Friedrichs Ehre). I place it along the southern edge of the Milky Way, and near the crown of Cepheus, a royal crown, because in the age of Frederick the stars in this location culminated above the center of his empire. Below the crown, leading toward the south, a sword, a pen, and an olive branch form a group surrounded by an immortal laurel, and perpetuate the glory of Frederick as a hero, philosopher and peacemaker. ^[3]

Allen

Frederici Honores.
In 1787 Bode formed, and in 1790 published in the Jahrbuch, this minor constellation as Friedrich’s Ehre, — Frederick’s Glory, Burritt’s Gloria Frederica, and Miss Clerke’s Gloria Frederici, — in honor of the great Frederick II of Prussia, who had died in 1786.

It was made up from thirty-four stars in the space between Cepheus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, and the Swan, where Royer, in 1679, had attempted to replace the earlier Lacerta of Hevelius by his Sceptre and Hand of Justice. But he borrowed for his new creation from the northern hand of Andromeda, which he moved to a more easterly position, entirely indifferent to the fact that it had been “stretched out there for 3000 years.” Bode’s figure was thus described:

Below a Nimbus, the sign of royal dignity, hang, wreathed with the imperishable laurel of fame, a Sword, Pen and an Olive Branch, to distinguish this ever to be remembered monarch, as hero, sage and peacemaker.

It is now seldom mentioned, and has been discarded from the charts, while Lacerta maintains its position in this much occupied spot. ^[1]

References

1. SkyEye: Honores Friderici
2. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.45.
3. The Lost Constellations: A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore, John C. Barentine, 2015, p.117-200.
4. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, Richard H. Allen, 1889, p.221-222.