Pyxis
Pyx (Pyxidis)
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Constellation
- IAU abbreviation
- Pyx
- Latin name
- Pyxis
- Genitive
- Pyxidis
- Meaning (IAU)
- The Mariner's Compass
Source:International Astronomical Union · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- Star charts and astronomy apps write this constellation as «Pyx», its IAU abbreviation.
- A constellation is an area of sky, not just a picture — the IAU fixed the 88 boundaries in 1928, so every star lies in exactly one.
Worked out from this object's official values.