The Compass
Pyxis
Genitive: Pyxidis · abbreviation Pyx
Best evening month
March
Visible from
90°S to 66°N
Centre RA
8h 48m 00s
Centre Dec
−24° 00′
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Mythology & origin
A mariner's compass box, set beside the old ship Argo.
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille · 1756