Pyxis
constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Pyxis is a constellation[1]. Pyxis draws 1,094 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #55 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Nicolas Louis de Lacaille[3]
- Shares border with: Hydra[4], Puppis[5], Vela[6], Antlia[7]
- Named after: compass[8]
- Part of: Southern Celestial Hemisphere[9]
- Commons category: Pyxis (constellation)[10]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1752[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pyxis[12]
- Commons gallery: Pyxis[13]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[14]
- Replaces: Malus[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Stars of Pyxis[16], Šablona:Souhvězdí Kompasu[17]
- Official name: Pyxis[18]
- Short name: Pyx[19]
- Area: 221 square degree[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Constellations[22], WikiProject Astronomy[23]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Pyxis include Pyxis Ridge[24], a nunatak[25].
Why It Matters
Pyxis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Pyxis is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for Pyxis include Pyxis Ridge[24], a nunatak[25].