Puppis ( Latin: poop deck) is a southern constellation. It is
the largest of the four parts into which Argo Navis was split.
Notable deep sky objects As the milky way runs through Puppis,
there are a large number of open clusters in the constellation.
Messier 46 (M46) and Messier 47 (M47) are two open clusters in
the same binocular field. M47 can be seen with the naked eye
under dark skies, and its brightest stars are 6th magnitude.
Messier 93 (M93) is another open cluster somewhat to the south.
NGC 2451 is a very bright open cluster containing the star c
Puppis. On November 14, 2007, Nova Puppis 2007, or V597 Pup, was
discovered about 1 degree northeast of RS Puppis, a Cepheid
variable. The coordinates are RA = 8:16.3, DEC = -34°15',
J2000.0 standard. On the Puppis map at right, that is
approximately two thirds the distance from ρ Pup to ζ Pup.
Several extrasolar planet systems have been found around stars
in the constellation Puppis, including: * On April 18, 2006, HD
69830 (the nearest star of this constel