In Chinese, (), meaning Celestial Dog, refers to an asterism consisting of β Pyxidis, e Velorum, f Velorum, α Pyxidis, γ Pyxidis and δ Pyxidis. Consequently, β Pyxidis itself is known as (, .) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 17 日
