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Pyxis (Ship's Compass, Pyx)
subject			fact

Pyxis	is a part of celestial sphere
	has genitive Pyxidis
	has synonym Ship's Compass
	has acronym Pyx
	is an instance of constellation formerly part of Argo Navis
	is an instance of constellation named by de Lacaille
constellation formerly part of Argo Navis	has historical origin part of the large constellation Argo Navis
constellation named by de Lacaille	is named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
constellation	has boundary defined in equatorial coordinates
	is a part of celestial sphere
	has component asterism
	has purpose to divide the celestial sphere into small visually recognizable star classification regions
equatorial sky area	is defined using equatorial coordinates
quantity	has unit
number	has value