Mythology
The Stern (or Poop Deck) of the great ship Argo Navis, which carried Jason and the Argonauts. The ship was divided into three constellations by Lacaille.
Observing Highlights
A rich Milky Way constellation with many open clusters including M46, M47, M93, NGC 2451, and NGC 2477. Excellent for binocular sweeping.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20
2.25 mag
O6/7III
HIP 35264; Pi Pup
2.70 mag
69.0″
B: 7.9
K3 IB
Called Iota Pup in Argelander's atlas
HIP 39757; Rho Pup; 15 Pup
2.81 mag
26.6″
B: 13.8
F5IIkF2IImF5II
HIP 32768; Tau Pup
2.93 mag
K1III
HIP 31685; Nu Pup
3.17 mag
B7III
HIP 36377; Sigma Pup
3.25 mag
22.1″
B: 8.8
K5III
3.34 mag
5.1″
B: 13.0
G3Ib
3.61 mag
K4 III
3.73 mag
0.1″
B: 5.0
K1/2 II + A
HIP 37677; 3 Pup
3.96 mag
A2Iab
4.11 mag
59.1″
B: 8.8
B0III
HIP 38835; 11 Pup
4.20 mag
F7II
4.24 mag
B0.5Ib
HIP 39906; 16 Pup
4.40 mag
5.3″
B: 12.8
B5IV
HIP 38957
4.41 mag
B1Vp+B3IV:
4.44 mag
59.4″
B: 9.5
K1II-III
4.45 mag
3.6″
B: 18.9
F6IV
HIP 40091
4.45 mag
K3Ib
4.45 mag
A7III
HIP 34834
4.49 mag
F0IV
Double Stars
15
Double Stars
15
5.83 mag
9.9″
B: 5.8
dF4
4.93 mag
12.9″
B: 7.4
G8III
6.79 mag
21.3″
B: 6.7
K0V
6.32 mag
16.4″
B: 6.2
B2IV-V
6.34 mag
16.4″
B: 6.2
B2IV-V
HIP 37843; 2 Pup
6.07 mag
16.7″
B: 6.7
A2V
6.97 mag
6.8″
B: 6.9
F0V:
6.84 mag
6.8″
B: 6.9
F0V:
7.13 mag
9.1″
B: 7.0
B4V
HIP 41361
6.53 mag
8.1″
B: 7.0
B9V
5.54 mag
21.3″
B: 6.7
G3V
6.38 mag
9.1″
B: 7.0
B3V
6.43 mag
128.1″
B: 6.5
M2II-III
HIP 37648; 1 Pup
4.59 mag
26.3″
B: 13.7
K3Ib
5.93 mag
5.8″
B: 9.0
F4V
Variable Stars
3
Variable Stars
3
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Open Cluster
(24)
NGC 2422
4.4 mag
30.
NGC 2477
5.8 mag
27
NGC 2437
6.0 mag
27.
2.8 mag
45.
NGC 2447
6.0 mag
22.
6.7 mag
19.
6.5 mag
22.
6.5 mag
22.
6.3 mag
41.
6.9 mag
10.
7.0 mag
10.
7.3 mag
12.
7.6 mag
10.
7.4 mag
10.
7.0 mag
13.
8.3 mag
10.
7.9 mag
8.
8.3 mag
5.
7.9 mag
4.
9.0 mag
8.
7.6 mag
4.
9.0 mag
9.
10.0 mag
8.
10.0 mag
8.
Globular Cluster
(1)
9.4 mag
6.8