Puppis

Summary

Puppis is a constellation^[1]. Puppis draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #54 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Puppis is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• Puppis's image is recorded as PuppisCC.jpg^[4].
• Puppis's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Monoceros^[6].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Pyxis^[7].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Vela^[8].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Carina^[9].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Pictor^[10].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Columba^[11].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Canis Major^[12].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Hydra^[13].
• stern is named after Puppis^[14].
• Argo is named after Puppis^[15].
• Puppis's GND ID is recorded as 1085656012^[16].
• Puppis's locator map image is recorded as Puppis constellation map.svg^[17].
• Puppis's part of is recorded as Argo Navis^[18].
• Puppis's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[19].
• Puppis's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Puppis symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[20].
• Puppis's Commons category is recorded as Puppis (constellation)^[21].
• Puppis's child astronomical body is recorded as Pi Puppids^[22].
• Puppis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1763-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Puppis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05_3h^[24].
• Puppis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Puppis^[25].
• Puppis's Commons gallery is recorded as Puppis^[26].
• Puppis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Argo Navis^[18], a former constellation^[28] and Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[19], a celestial hemisphere^[29].

Physical Characteristics

Puppis's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+673'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Puppis's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include stern^[14] and Argo^[15], a mythological ship^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Puppis include Puppis Pikes^[32], a nunatak^[33].

Why It Matters

Puppis draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #54 of 85).^[2] Puppis has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Puppis is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Puppis include Puppis Pikes^[32], a nunatak^[33].