[[Image:Argo-hevelius.jpg|thumb|250px|The constellation Argo Navis drawn by [[Johannes Hevelius]].]]
'''Argo Navis''' (or simply '''Argo''') was a large southern [[constellation]] representing the ''[[Argo]]'', the ship used by [[Jason]] and the [[Argonauts]] in [[Greek mythology]]. The abbreviation was "Arg" and the genitive was "Argūs".

It is the only one of [[Ptolemy]]'s list of 48 constellations that is no longer officially recognised as a constellation, having been broken up by [[Nicolas Louis de Lacaille]] in [[1752]] into [[Carina (constellation)|Carina]] (the keel of the ship), [[Puppis]] (the [[Poop deck|poop]]), [[Vela (constellation)|Vela]] (the sails), and [[Pyxis]] (the compass). Were it still considered a single constellation, it would be the largest of all, being larger than [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]].

When Argo Navis was split, its [[Bayer designation]]s were also split. Carina has the α, β and ε, Vela has γ and δ, Puppis has ζ, and so on.

The constellation [[Pyxis]] occupies an area which in antiquity was considered part of Argo's mast. However, Pyxis is now not usually considered part of Argo Navis, and in particular its Bayer designations are separate from those of Carina, Puppis and Vela.

==See also==
*[[Malus (constellation)]]
*[[Asterism (astronomy)]]

==External links and references==
*[http://www.starrynightphotos.com/constellations/argo_navis.htm Starry Night Photography : Argo Navis Image]
*[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/argo.htm Star Tales – Argo Navis]

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[[de:Schiff Argo]]
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[[fr:Navire Argo (constellation)]]
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[[it:Nave Argo (costellazione)]]
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[[lb:Schëff Argo (Stärebild)]]
[[nl:Schip Argo]]
[[ja:アルゴ座]]
[[pl:Argo (gwiazdozbiór)]]
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[[ru:Корабль Арго (созвездие)]]
[[sk:Súhvezdie Loď Argo]]
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[[sv:Skeppet Argo]]
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[[zh:南船座]]