thumb|right|300px|Pyxis can be seen overlying the mast of Argo Navis|alt=A 19th century coloured engraving of a group of constellations in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere in this plate from Urania's Mirror (1824). Lacaille gave Bayer designations to ten stars now named Alpha to Lambda Pyxidis, skipping the Greek letters iota and kappa. Although a nautical element, the constellation was not an integral part of the old Argo Navis and hence did not share in the original Bayer designations of that constellation, which were split between Carina, Vela and Puppis. Pyxis is a faint constellation, its three brightest stars—Alpha, Beta and Gamma Pyxidis—forming a rough line. Overall, there are 41 stars within the constellation's borders with apparent magnitudes brighter than or equal to 6.5.
thumb|right|300px|Pyxis can be seen overlying the mast of Argo Navis|alt=A 19th century coloured engraving of a group of constellations in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere in this plate from Urania's Mirror (1824) Lacaille gave Bayer designations to ten stars now named Alpha to Lambda Pyxidis skipping the Greek letters iota and kappa Although a nautical element the constellation was not an integral part of the old Argo Navis and hence did not share in the original Bayer designations of that constellation which were split between Carina Vela and Puppis Pyxis is a faint constellation its three brightest stars—Alpha Beta and Gamma Pyxidis—forming a rough line Overall there are 41 stars within the constellation's borders with apparent magnitudes brighter than or equal to 65