Puppis

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Puppis
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Abbreviation	Pup
Genitive	Puppis
Symbology	the Poop Deck
Right ascension	7.5 h
Declination	−30°
Area	List of constellations by area>Ranked 20th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	4
Brightest star	ζ Pup (Naos) (Apparent magnitude>App. magnitude 2.25)
Meteor showers	Pi Puppids Zeta Puppids Puppid-Velids
Bordering constellations	Monoceros Pyxis Vela Carina Pictor Columba Canis Major Hydra
Visible at latitudes between +40° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of February
Puppis (Latin for poop deck) is a southern constellation. It is the largest of the three parts into which Argo Navis was split. Contents 1 Notable features 2 Notable deep sky objects 3 Mythology 4 Stars 5 See also 6 External links Notable features As Puppis was originally part of Argo Navis, it has no stars with Bayer designations α through ε, as those are now in Carina and Vela. Its brightest star is ζ Puppis, known as Naos. It shines at magnitude 2.25. Notable deep sky objects As the Milky Way runs through Puppis, there are a large number of open clusters in the constellation. Messier 46 (M46) and Messier 47 (M47) are two open clusters in the same binocular field. M47 can be seen with the naked eye under dark skies, and its brightest stars are 6th magnitude. Messier 93 (M93) is another open cluster somewhat to the south. NGC 2451 is a very bright open cluster containing the star c Puppis. Mythology Since Puppis was originally part of the Argo Navis, it has no pre-17th century mythology associated with it independently. Stars Stars with proper names: * (ζ Pup) 2.25 Naos or Suhail Hadar (or Muliphein, see γ CMa) *: < ναύσ The ship *: < ? Suhail Hadar The suhail (bright star) of the ground ? * κ1 Pup (or Markab [Markeb], see α Peg, k Vel) 3.80 * (7/ξ Pup) 3.34 Asmidiske [Azmidiske] *: [a misplacement and mistransliteration of ι Car Aspidiske] Stars with Bayer designation: : κ2 Pup 4.62; ν Pup 3.17; ο Pup 4.40; π Pup 2.71; 15/ρ Pup 2.83; σ Pup 3.25; τ Pup 2.94; χ Pup 4.76; a Pup 3.71; b Pup 4.49; c Pup 3.62; d1 Pup 4.84; d2 Pup 5.73; d3 Pup 5.76; d4 Pup 5.99; e Pup 5.78; f Pup 4.53; h1 Pup 4.44; h2 Pup 4.42; 11/j Pup 4.20; 3/l Pup 3.94; m Pup 4.69; n Pup 5.06; n Pup 5.87; p Pup 4.65; q Pup 4.44; r Pup 4.78; t Pup 5.07; v1 Pup 4.65; v2 Pup 5.11; w Pup 4.83; x Pup 5.27; y Pup 5.41; y2 Pup 5.69; y3 Pup 5.68; z Pup 5.42; A Pup 4.83; C Pup 5.20; D Pup 5.80; E Pup 5.30; F Pup 5.24; G Pup 5.76; H Pup 4.92; I Pup 4.49; J Pup 4.22; L1 Pup 4.87; L2 Pup 4.42; M Pup 5.86; N Pup 5.08; O Pup 5.14; P Pup 4.10; Q Pup 4.69 Stars with Flamsteed designation: : 1 Pup 4.63; 2 Pup 6.06; 2 Pup 7.03; 4 Pup 5.03; 5 Pup 5.48; 6 Pup 5.17; 8 Pup 6.37; 9 Pup 5.16; 10 Pup 5.69; 12 Pup 5.09; 14 Pup 6.12; 16 Pup 4.40; 18 Pup 5.53; 19 Pup 4.72; 20 Pup 4.99; 21 Pup 6.32; 22 Pup 6.13; 140 Pup 4.98; 171 Pup 5.36; 188 Pup 5.32; 212 Pup 5.01 See also Constellations changed by Lacaille in 1763 Argo Navis split into Carina | Puppis | Vela Eridanus split into Eridanus | Fornax Sagittarius | Corona Australis altered to create Telescopium Centaurus | Lupus altered to create Circinus External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special]   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: