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CONSTELLATION OF PUPPIS |
Name: Puppis
Abbreviation: Pup
Meaning: Poop Deck
Right Ascension: 7.5h
Declination: -30º
Area (Degrees squared): 673
Stars with known planets: 6
Bordering Constellations: Monoceros, Pyxis, Vela,
Carina, Pictor, Columba,
Canis Major, Hydra
Visible at latitudes between +40º and -90º and best at mid-evening during February. In the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Puppis
is considered a winter constellation and is visible from January to May depending on the time of night.
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| Puppis |
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| Observations |
As the Milky Way runs through Puppis, there are a large number of open clusters in the constellation.
Deep Sky Objects:
M46 - Open Cluster, magnitude 6.00
M47 - Open Cluster, magnitude 4.40
M93 - Open Cluster, magnitude 6.00
NGC 2440 - Planetary Nebula, magnitude 11.00
NGC 2451 - Open Cluster, magnitude 2.80
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +2.20 - Naos
2. +2.80
3. +3.30
4. +2.85
5. +3.15
6. +2.90
7. +3.25
8. +1.75 - Regor in the constellation of Vela
9. -0.65 - Canopus in the constellation of Carina
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| Argo Navis |
Argo Navis was a large constellation in the southern sky which represented the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts.
Argo Navis is the only one of the 48 constellations listed by the 1st century astronomer Ptolemy that is no longer officially recognised as a constellation. Due to
its huge size, it would be the largest constellation of all. In 1752, the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille subdivided Argo Navis into
Carina (the keel of the ship), Puppis (the poop deck) and Vela (the sails).
The constellation Pyxis (the mariner's compass) occupies an area which was once considered part of Argo's mast. However, Pyxis is not
now considered part of Argo Navis.
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