Right ascension: 7.5h

Declination: −30°

Area: 673 sq. deg. (20th)

Main stars: 9

Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 76

Stars with planets: 6

Stars brighter than 3.00m: 1

Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 3

Brightest star: ζ Pup (Naos) (2.25m)

Messier objects: 3

Meteor showers: Pi Puppids, Zeta Puppids, Puppid-Velids

Bordering constellations

• Monoceros

• Pyxis

• Vela

• Carina

• Pictor

• Columba

• Canis Major

• Hydra