The obsolete constellation Rangifer (Tarandus) the Reindeer is a northern constellation bordering Cassiopeia, Camelopardalis, Cepheus, Ursa Minor and the obsolete constellation Custos Messium.

Rangifer was introduced by Pierre Charles Le Monnier in 1736 or 1743, and its stars now belong to Cassiopeia, Ursa Minor and Cepheus. It spans 46 degrees of the zodiac in the Signs of Gemini, Taurus and Cancer.

Abbreviation: Ran
Genitive: Rangiferi ^[1]

Rangifer Constellation Stars

2000	2050	Star	Name	Sp. Class	Mag.	Orb
07♊46	08♊28	49 Cas		G8	5.22	1°00′
09♊07	09♊49	47 Cas		F0	5.27	1°00′
21♊28	22♊10	2 UMi		K2	4.24	1°20′
02♋53	03♋35	OV Cep		M2	5.05	1°00′

Rangifer Astrology

Robson

TARANDUS. The Reindeer.

History. Formed by Le Monnier in 1776.

Influence. It is said to give a quiet, gentle and retiring nature, and an obscure life. ^[2]

Allen

Tarandus vel Rangifer, the Reindeer,
a small and faint asterism between Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis, was formed by Pierre Charles Le Monnier, under the title Renne, as a memento of his stay in Lapland when engaged in geodetic work in 1736. It has seldom been figured, and now is never mentioned. ^[3]

References

1. SkyEye: Rangifer
2. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.62.
3. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, Richard H. Allen, 1889, p.377-378.