Pyxis
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Template:Infobox Constellation Pyxis (Latin for compass) is a minor southern constellation introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille under the name Pyxis Nautica. It is perhaps supposed to represent the compass of Argo Navis, though the Argo could hardly have had a compass, as the ancient Greeks are not believed to have used compasses for navigation.
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Mythology
Since the Pyxis constellation originally formed part of the Argo Navis, it has no independent pre 17th century mythology associated with it.
Stars
- Stars with Bayer designations:
See Also
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External links
Template:Commonsde:Schiffskompass (Sternbild) es:Brújula (constelación) fr:Boussole (constellation) ko:나침반자리 it:Pyxis ja:らしんばん座 nl:Pyxis (sterrenbeeld) pt:Pyxis th:กลุ่มดาวเข็มทิศ zh:罗盘座