✨ Puppis

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Puppis is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning poop deck; stars within it are named in the genitive form Puppis.

Facts about Puppis

Deep-sky objects in Puppis

• M46 (Open cluster, mag 6)
• M47 (Open cluster, mag 4.4)
• M93 — Critter Cluster (Open cluster, mag 6)

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.