Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Canis Major and Pyxis.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A subdivision of the constellation Argo, introduced by Baily in the British Association Catalogue.
Wiktionary
- n. astronomy 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.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat
Etymologies
- Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin puppis ("stern of a ship"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin puppis, stern, poop. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“November 17th, 2009The expanding shell around V445 Puppis.”
“But astronomers are hedging their bets on V445 Puppis.”
Astronomers Find Type Ia Supernova Just Waiting to Happen | Universe Today
“Messier 46 also known as M 46 or NGC 2437 is an open cluster in the constellation of Puppis.”
“Click here to watch a movie of the expanding shell of V445 Puppis.”
Astronomers Find Type Ia Supernova Just Waiting to Happen | Universe Today
“Open Cluster M47 also known as Messier Object 47 or NGC 2422 is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis.”
““Whether V445 Puppis will eventually explode as a supernova, or if the current nova outburst has pre-empted that pathway by ejecting too much matter back into space is still unclear,” said Patrick Woudt, from the University of Cape Town and lead author of the paper reporting the results.”
Astronomers Find Type Ia Supernova Just Waiting to Happen | Universe Today
“V445 Puppis are among th so-called pre-Asymptotic Giant Branch pre-AGB stars, approximately between 5M? and 11M?”
Astronomers Find Type Ia Supernova Just Waiting to Happen | Universe Today
“Gomez's Hamburger is one example (similar mechanism to V445 Puppis); M82 is another (rather different mechanism); and 3C272.1 a third (very different mechanism, although one may not consider to have a classic hourglass shape!)”
Astronomers Find Type Ia Supernova Just Waiting to Happen | Universe Today
“There was a faint but unmistakable tinge of blue to his skin tone that tagged him as either a native of Rho Puppis 'three habitable worlds or a Tucanite addict.”
the ship who sang
“Among interesting stars of this type is ζ Puppis (Od), in the spectrum of which PICKERING discovered a previously unknown series of helium lines.”
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Constellations
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recognizes 88 official constellations.
Orion, Taurus, Andromeda, Aquila, Lyra, Boötes, Cygnus, Canis Major, Cassiopeia, Auriga, Lupus, Pyxis and 76 more...
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Constellations (genitive forms)
The genitive forms of the names of the constellations, for use in the binomial nomenclature of stars.
Vulpeculae, Volantis, Virginis, Velorum, Ursae Minoris, Ursae Majoris, Tucanae, Trianguli Australis, Trianguli, Telescopii, Tauri, Sextantis and 76 more...
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