Puppis

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Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin puppis.

Proper noun

1. (constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the stern of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

Related terms

• poop deck

Translations

• French: Poupe
• German: Achterdeck des Schiffs
• Russian: Корма
• Spanish: Puppis

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