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| Abbreviation: Pup |
| English Name: The Stern |
| Genitive: (No labelled) |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Parts visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Vela and Columba. |
| Visible between latitudes: +40 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Spring |
| Seen in three seasons: Winter, Spring and Summer. |
| Best seen in: February (map) and March (map) |
| Seen between: January and April |
| Right Ascension (RA): 08 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -40 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 673 (20th) |
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Puppis (The Stern)
- This rich constellation lies in the Milky-Way.
o - Puppis was originally part of an over-large constellation, the ship of Argo Navis, which was centuries later divided into three parts, the other two being Carina (the Keel & The Hull), and Vela (Sails of the ship).
o - Puppis is the largest of the three constellations in square degrees.
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Messier Objects in Puppis
| M46 – Open Cluster; just visible to the naked-eye and appearing the same size as the Full Moon. (Magnitude: +6.1) Also a Planetary Nebula (NGC 2438) lies in front of Messier 46 cluster. |
| M47 – Open Cluster; scattered- visible to the naked-eye again because of magnitude +6.0. |
| M93 – Open Cluster; it’s too hard to find – thanks to the winter constellations as you need to do is get Sirius, so rich that it resembles a globular cluster when seen through by binoculars. |
Features of Interest
- NGC 2451 – Open Cluster; visible to the naked-eye (magnitude: +2.8), its brightest member is an orange giant, c Puppis of magnitude +3.6.
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Named Stars
- Fomalhaut (Alpha PsA)
- more list of stars in Puppis.
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IAU Sky Chart: Puppis
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| Andromeda | Aquarius | Aquila | Aries | Auriga | ||
| Boötes | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | ||
| Capricornus | Cassiopeia | Cephus | Coma Berenices | Corona Borealis | ||
| Cygnus | Delphinus | Draco | Equuleus | Gemini | ||
| Hercules | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lynx | ||
| Lyra | Monoceros | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pegasus | ||
| Perseus | Pisces | Sagitta | Serpens | Sextans | ||
| Taurus | Triangulum | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Virgo | ||
| Vulpecula |
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