Puppis (Puppis)

Japanese: とも座(船尾座) - ともざ（英語表記）Puppis

Abbreviation: Pup. A vast southern constellation that lies southeast of Canis Major in the winter sky. It was divided and named by French astronomer N. Lacaille. In Greek times, there was a vast constellation called Argo, which was modeled after the Argo ship from Greek mythology, but because it occupied too large an area of the sky, it was divided into four parts: stern, keel, mast, and sail, and the latter was further renamed Compass. It faces the Milky Way, and in November 1942, a nova appeared in this constellation, which was discovered by several people in Argentina, the United States, and other places.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

略号Pup。冬空のおおいぬ座の南東につづく広大な南天の星座。フランスの天文学者N.ラカイユが分割命名した。ギリシア時代にはアルゴ座というギリシア神話のアルゴ船をかたどった広大な星座があったが，あまりに広い天域を占めるので，とも(船尾)，りゅうこつ(竜骨)，ほばしら(帆柱)，ほ(帆)の4部分に分割され，さらにほばしら座はらしんばん(羅針盤)座に変更された。天の川に面し，1942年11月にこの星座に新星が出現し，アルゼンチン，アメリカなどで数人により発見された。

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