Pyxis
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| Pyxis | |||
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| Abbreviation | Pyx | ||
| Genitive | Pyxidis | ||
| Symbology | the compass box | ||
| Right ascension | 9 h | ||
| Declination | −30° | ||
| Area | List of constellations by area>Ranked 65th | ||
| Number of stars (magnitude < 3) | 0 | ||
| Brightest star | (Apparent magnitude>App. magnitude 3.68) | ||
| Meteor showers | None | ||
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| Visible at latitudes between +50° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of March | |||
It is perhaps supposed to represent the compass of Argo Navis, though the Argo could hardly have had a compass, as the ancient Greeks are not believed to have used compasses for navigation. Note that Pyxis was not formally a part of Argo Navis; that is, the stars in it have their own independent Bayer designations (unlike Carina, Puppis and Vela which retained and split among themselves the Bayer designations from Argo). It should not be confused with the constellation Circinus, which represents the type of compass used by a draftsman or cartographer.
MythologySince is it a modern constellation, it has no independent pre 17th century mythology associated with it.Stars
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