Pi Puppis

Pi Puppis (π Pup, π Puppis) is a star in the constellation Puppis.

In Chinese, (), meaning Bow and Arrow弧矢 (Hú Shǐ) is westernized into Koo She. R.H. Allen had opinion that Koo She refers to the asterism including δ Velorum and ω Velorum. AEEA opinion is, δ Velorum is member of (), meaning Celestial Earth God's Temple asterism and ω Velorum is not member of any asterisms. 天社 (Tiān Shè)is westernized into Tseen She and R.H.Allen used the term Tseen She for Chinese name of η Carinae. See and ., refers to an asterism consisting of π Puppis, δ Canis Majoris, η Canis Majoris, c Puppis, ZI 674, ο Puppis, κ Puppis, ε Canis Majoris and κ Canis Majoris . 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.

Properties

It is the brightest star in the open cluster Collinder 135.

For the meteor shower appearing in the region of this star, see Pi Puppids.

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