Puppis
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Almagest
The ancient constellation of Argo, The Ship, was mainly formed from stars in modern Puppis and Pyxis.
| id | Greek (Heiberg 1898) | English (Toomer 1984) | ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἀργοῦς ἀστερισμός. | Part of Argo | ||
| 1 | τῶν ἐν τῷ ἀκροστολίῳ β ὁ προηγούμενος. | The more advanced of the 2 stars in the stern-ornament | 11 (e) Pup |
| 2 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν. | The rearmost of them | rho Pup |
| 3 | τῶν ὑπὲρ τὴν ἐν τῇ πρύμυῃ ἀσπιδίσκην β συνεχῶν ὁ βορειότερος | The northernmost of the 2 stars close together over the little shield in the poop | xi Pup |
| 4 | ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶ | The southernmost of them | o Pup |
| 5 | ὁ τούτου προηγούμενος. | The star in advance of these | m Pup HR 2944 |
| 6 | ὁ ἐν μέσῃ τῇ ἀσπιδίσκῃ λαμπφός | The bright star in the middle of the little shield | HR 2948 +29 |
| 7 | τῶν ὑπὸ τὴν ἀσπιδίσκηη γ’ ὁ προηγούμενος | The most advanced of the 3 stars under the little shield | p Pup HR 2922 |
| 8 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν | The rearmost of them | 3 Pup |
| 9 | ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶν. | The middle one of the three | 1 Pup |
| 10 | ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ χηρίσκου. | The star on the goose[-neck] | HR 3113 |
| 11 | τῶν ἐν τῇ τρόπει τῆς πρύμνης β ὁ βορειότερος | The northernmost of the 2 stars in the stern-keel | ? |
| 12 | ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶ | The southernmost of them | pi Pup |
| 13 | τῶν ἐν τῷ καταστρώματι τῆς πρόμνης ὁ βορειότερος. | Stars in the poop-deck: 1. the northernmost | f Pup HR 2937 |
| 14 | τῶν ἐφεξῆς ἡ ὁ προηγούμενος! | 2. the most advanced of the next 3 | HR 2961 + 64 |
| 15 | ὁ μέσος αὐτῶ | 3. the middle one | c Pup HR 3017 |
| 16 | ὁ ἐπόμευος τῶν τριῶν | 4. the rearmost of the three | b Pup HR 3084 |
| 17 | ὁ τούτοις ἐπόμευος ἐπὶ τοῦ καταστρώματος λαμπρός | 5. the bright star on the deck to the rear of these | zet Pup |
| 18 | τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν λαμπρὸν ἀμαυρῶν β ὁ προηγούμενος | 6. the more advanced of the 2 faint stars under the bright one | a Pup HR 3080 |
| 19 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶ | 7. the rearmost of them | HR 3162 |
| 20 | τῶν ὑπὲρ τὸν εἰρημένου λαμπρὸν β ὁ ἠγούμενοςἡ | 8. the more advanced of the 2 stars over the above-mentioned bright one | h1 Pup HR 3225 |
| 21 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν | 9. the rearmost of them | h2 Pup HR 3243 |
| 33 | ὁ μεταξὺ τῶν πηδαλίωυ ἐν τῇ τρόπει | The star between the steering-oars, in the keel | sig Pup |
| 43 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν. | The rearmost of them [advance steering-oar] | nu Pup |
| 45 | ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν. | The other, rearmost star | tau Pup |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
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