出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/10 15:50 UTC 版)
Puppis is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is the Latin word for the poop deck of a ship, and Puppis represents the deck of the ship and its deckhouses. Puppis was originally part of an over-large constellation, the ship of "Jason and the Argonauts", Argo Navis, which was centuries later divided into four parts, with the other three being Carina (the keel and hull), Vela (the sails of the ship) and Pyxis (the Magnetic Compass) . Puppis is the largest of the four constellations in square degrees.