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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 (map) |
| 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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More objects in Puppis
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 0x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 6x objects |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 12x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 1x object |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 1x object |
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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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Pyxis) | Best Seen in: March (map) | Seen between: February and April |
IAU Sky Chart: Pyxis
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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