Puppis

Puppis
/pup"is/, n., gen. Puppis. Astron.
the Stern, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is divided.
[ < L: stern of a ship, poop]

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  • Puppis A — Données d observation Époque J2000.0 Ascension droite 08h 24m 07s Déclinaison 42° 59.8′ Coordonnées galactiques ℓ=260,601, b= 0 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Puppis — (lat.), der Hintertheil des Schiffes …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • PUPPIS — posterior pars navis, de qua vide aliquid supra, voce Aplustre, item Encaustice, Inhibere, Naufragium, infra Tutela …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Puppis — [pup′is] n. [L, poop of a ship] a S constellation between Vela and Columba: see ARGO (sense 2) …   English World dictionary

  • Puppis — Daten des Sternbildes Achterdeck des Schiffs Deutscher Name Achterdeck des Schiffs Lateinischer Name Puppis Lateinischer Genitiv Puppis Lateinische Abkürzung Pup Lage Rektaszension 6h …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Puppis — Infobox Constellation name = Puppis abbreviation = Pup genitive = Puppis symbology = the Poop Deck RA = 7.5 dec= −30 areatotal = 673 arearank = 20th numbermainstars = 9 numberbfstars = 76 numberstarsplanets = 5 numberbrightstars = 1… …   Wikipedia

  • Puppis A — Supernova name = Puppis A caption = X ray image of the Cosmic Cannonball in Puppis A epoch = J2000 type = S host = Milky Way constellation = Puppis gal = l = 260.2°, b = 3.7° ra = 08h 24m 07s dec = 42° 59 48 discovery = iauc = mag v = distance =… …   Wikipedia

  • Puppis — /ˈpʌpɪs/ (say pupis) noun (genitive Puppis /ˈpʌpɪs/ (say pupis)) a constellation in the southern hemisphere, between Vela and Canis Major. {Latin: the poop of a ship} …  

  • Puppis — noun A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the stern of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis. See Also: poop deck …   Wiktionary

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