Official IAU constellation
Puppis
Stern
IAU abbreviation: Pup
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
January, February, December
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
9 stars, 9 lines
About
Puppis is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 9 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Puppis is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 9 stars with 9 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Naos (apparent magnitude 2.21).
Important Stars
TureisAzmidiNaos