Puppis

Puppis (abbreviation: Pup), the Stern of Jason's ship (the Argos), is a large southern constellation that spans a region of the Milky Way rich in interesting star fields. It shares a single sequence of Bayer letters (see Bayer designation with the other former parts of Argo Navis, Carina and Vela. See below for details of its brightest stars and interesting deep sky objects.

Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0
star	vis mag	abs mag	Spec type	distance (ly)	RA (h m s)	Dec (° ' ")
Zeta (Naos)	2.21	-5.96	O5Ibf	1,400	08 03 35	-40 00 12
Pi	2.71	-4.92	K3Ib	1,090	07 17 09	-37 05 51
Rho (Turais)	2.83v	1.41	F2IIp	63	08 07 33	-24 18 15
Tau	2.94	-0.81	K0III	183	06 49 56	-50 36 53
Nu	3.17	-2.40	B8III	423	06 37 46	-43 11 45
Sigma	3.25	-0.51	K5III	184	07 29 14	-43 18 05
Xi (Asmidiske)	3.34	-4.74	G6II	1,350	07 49 18	-24 51 35
c	3.62	-4.53	K4III	1,390	07 45 15	-37 58 07
a	3.71	-1.41	G5III	345	07 52 13	-40 34 33
3	3.94	-8.05	A2Iabe	8,150	07 43 48	-28 57 18

Other objects of interest
name	type of object	notes
NGC 2438	planetary nebula	Located near the edge of M46 (see below) but as a foreground object. Magnitude 10.8; diameter 1.1'; distance 2,900 light-years; RA 07h 41.8m, Dec -14° 44'
NGC 2440	planetary nebula	A young, butterfly-shaped planetary containing one of the hottest white dwarfs known. Magnitude 10.8; diameter 16"; distance 3,600 light-years; RA 07h 42m, Dec -18° 13'
Puppis A	supernova remnant	See separate entry
M46 (NGC 2437)	open cluster	A very rich cluster with more than 500 stars. Magnitude 6.1; diameter 27'; RA 07h 41.8m, Dec -14° 49'
M47 (NGC 2422)	open cluster	A cluster of about 50 stars, marginally visible with naked eye and well seen with binoculars. Magnitude 4.4; diameter 30'; RA 07h 36.6m, Dec -14° 30'
NGC 2451	open cluster	A large, scattered group of bright stars, near the center of which is the orange supergiant c Pup. Magnitude 2.8; diameter 45'; RA 07h 45.4m, Dec -37° 58'
NGC 2477	open cluster	Among the most beautiful clusters in this area, containing about 300 stars. Magnitude 5.8; diameter 27'; distance 3,300 light-years; RA 07h 52.3m, Dec -38° 33'