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| Abbreviation: Pyx |
| English Name: The Compass |
| Genitive: Al Sumut |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Parts visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Antia and Puppis. |
| Visible between latitudes: +50 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Spring |
| Seen in three seasons: Winter, Spring and Summer. |
| Best seen in: March |
| Seen between: February and April |
| Right Ascension (RA): 09 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -30 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 221 65th) |
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Pyxis (The Compass)
- This constellation lies on the edge of the Milky-Way.
o - Pyxis was originally part of the large constellation Argo Navis. When the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially defined the 88 constellations and their boundaries, they split Argo Navis into 4 parts: Carina (The Keel), Vela (The Sail), Puppis (The Stern), and Pyxis (The Compass).
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Messier Objects in Puppis
| No Messier Objects in Pyxis |
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Features of Interest
- T Pyxidis – Re-current Nova with a faint magnitude at +16.0 minimum, sometimes reaches magnitude at +7.0 during its outbursts, which occur at between 12 and 25 years.
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Named Stars
- Al Sumut
- more list of stars in Pyxis.
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IAU Sky Chart: Pyxis
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