Pyxis

Summary

Pyxis is a constellation^[1]. Pyxis draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #55 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pyxis is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• Pyxis's image is recorded as Constellation Pyxis.jpg^[4].
• Pyxis's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Pyxis's shares border with is recorded as Hydra^[6].
• Pyxis's shares border with is recorded as Puppis^[7].
• Pyxis's shares border with is recorded as Vela^[8].
• Pyxis's shares border with is recorded as Antlia^[9].
• compass is named after Pyxis^[10].
• Pyxis's GND ID is recorded as 1064603238^[11].
• Pyxis's locator map image is recorded as Pyxis constellation map.svg^[12].
• Pyxis's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[13].
• Pyxis's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Pyxis symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[14].
• Pyxis's Commons category is recorded as Pyxis (constellation)^[15].
• Pyxis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1752-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Pyxis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05_1q^[17].
• Pyxis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pyxis^[18].
• Pyxis's Commons gallery is recorded as Pyxis^[19].
• Pyxis's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0012535^[20].
• Pyxis's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[21].
• Pyxis's replaces is recorded as Malus^[22].
• Pyxis's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Pyxis^[23].
• Pyxis's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Pyxis^[24].
• Pyxis's topic has template is recorded as Q10729051^[25].
• Pyxis's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Pyxis'}^[26].
• Pyxis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Pyx'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Pyxis's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Pyxis's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+221'}^[28].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

compass is named after Pyxis^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pyxis include Pyxis Ridge^[29], a nunatak^[30].

Why It Matters

Pyxis draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #55 of 85).^[2] Pyxis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Pyxis is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Pyxis include Pyxis Ridge^[29], a nunatak^[30].