Pyxis en · PROPN
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica (“nautical compass”), from Latin pyxis (“little box”).
Meanings
- A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.
Deriveds
Relateds
Puppis · Carina · Argo Navis · Argo · Vela
Translations (12)
de Pyxis (constellation) · gl Compás (constellation) · ga Compás an Mhairnéalaigh (constellation) · pl Kompas (constellation) · ms Kompas Pelaut (constellation) · eo Kompaso (constellation) · ru Ко́мпас (constellation) · es Pyxis (constellation) · fr Boussole (constellation) · fi Kompassi (constellation) · es Brújula (constellation) · de Schiffskompass (constellation)