Puppis

Summary

Puppis is a constellation^[1]. Puppis draws 784 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 instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Monoceros^[5].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Pyxis^[6].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Vela^[7].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Carina^[8].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Pictor^[9].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Columba^[10].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Canis Major^[11].
• Puppis's shares border with is recorded as Hydra^[12].
• stern is named after Puppis^[13].
• Argo is named after Puppis^[14].
• Puppis is part of Argo Navis^[15].
• Puppis is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[16].
• Puppis's Commons category is recorded as Puppis (constellation)^[17].
• Puppis's child astronomical body is recorded as Pi Puppids^[18].
• Puppis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1763^[19].
• Puppis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Puppis^[20].
• Puppis's Commons gallery is recorded as Puppis^[21].
• Puppis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• Puppis's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Puppis^[23].
• Puppis's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Puppis'}^[24].
• Puppis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Pup'}^[25].
• Puppis covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+673'}^[26].
• Puppis's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Argo Navis^[15], a former constellation^[28] and Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[16], a celestial hemisphere^[29].

Physical Characteristics

Puppis covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+673'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Puppis's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include stern^[13] and Argo^[14], a mythological ship^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Puppis include Puppis Pikes^[31], a nunatak^[32].

Why It Matters

Puppis draws 784 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.^[33] Puppis is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Puppis include Puppis Pikes^[31], a nunatak^[32].