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{{Short description|Former constellation}}
'''Sceptrum et Manus Iustitiae''' ([[Social:Latin|Latin]] for ''scepter and hand of justice'') was a [[Astronomy:Constellation|constellation]] created by Augustin Royer in 1679 to honor king Louis XIV of France. It was formed from stars of what is today the constellations [[Astronomy:Lacerta|Lacerta]] and western [[Astronomy:Andromeda (constellation)|Andromeda]].
Due to the awkward name the constellation was modified and name changed a couple of times, for example some old star maps show ''Sceptrum Imperiale'', ''Stellio'' and ''Scettro'', and [[Biography:Johannes Hevelius|Johannes Hevelius]]'s star map divides the area between the new Lacerta and as a chain end fettering Andromeda. The connection with the later constellation Frederici Honores, that occupied the chain end of Andromeda, is unclear, except that both represent a regal spire attributed to varying regents.

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