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There are 10 Greek lettered stars in Pyxis Nautica and 4 of them were anciently considered to constitute the mast of Argo Navis:

η Pyxidis 08h 37m 52.17s 08h 37.870m 131.4
ζ Pyxidis 08h 39m 42.49s 08h 39.708m 131.8
β Pyxidis 08h 40m 06.14s 08h 40.102m 131.9
α Pyxidis 08h 43m 35.55s 08h 43.593m 132.8
γ Pyxidis 08h 50m 32.01s 08h 50.534m 134.6
δ Pyxidis 08h 55m 31.52s 08h 55.525m 135.9
κ Pyxidis 09h 08m 02.86s 09h 08.048m 139.0
ε Pyxidis 09h 09m 56.44s 09h 09.941m 139.5
θ Pyxidis 09h 21m 29.60s 09h 21.493m 142.4
λ Pyxidis 09h 23m 12.34s 09h 23.206m 142.9
Simiram 10h 13m 44.28s 10h 13.738m 155.7
η Pyxidis 5.24 26º 15' S 131.4
ζ Pyxidis 4.86 29º 34' S 131.8
β Pyxidis 3.97 35º 18' S 131.9
α Pyxidis 3.68 33º 11' S 132.8
γ Pyxidis 4.02 27º 43' S 134.6
δ Pyxidis 5.05 27º 41' S 135.9
κ Pyxidis 4.62 25º 52' S 139.0
ε Pyxidis 5.59 30º 22' S 139.5
θ Pyxidis 4.71 25º 58' S 142.4
λ Pyxidis 4.71 28º 50' S 142.9

These stars should have their heliacal positions in line Ga3, around the House of the Carpenter (Nangaru):

MAY 25 26 (*66) 27 28 (148)
Ga3-6 Ga3-7 Ga3-8 Ga3-9 (68)
Āshleshā-9 / Willow-24 Al Nathrah-6 Extended Net-26a / Arkū-sha-nangaru-sha-shūtu-12 ι Cancri (132.0), ρ Hydrae (132.4)
π¹ Ursa Majoris, δ HYDRAE (129.6), Al Minhar al Shujā, Museida (129.9) BEEHIVE, η Pyxidis (130.4), Xestus (130.5), ζ Pyxidis (130.7), Ascellus Borealis, β Pyxidis (130.9) η Hydrae (131.0), ASCELLUS AUSTRALIS (131.4), Koo She (131.6), α Pyxidis (131.8), ε HYDRAE (131.9)
July 28 29 30 31 (212)
'July 1 2 3 (*104) 4 (185)
NAKSHATRA DATES:
NOVEMBER 24 25 26 (*250) 27 (331)
Rotanev, ι Delphini (312.3), τ Capricorni (312.6), κ Delphini (312.7), SVALOCIN, υ Capricorni, υ Pavonis (312.8) μ², μ¹ Oct. (313.2), Deneb Cygni (313.5), β Pavonis (313.6), δ Delphini (313.8) Al Sa’d al Bula'-21 / Dhanishta-24 / Girl-10 Baten Algiedi (315.8)
Yue (314.3), Gienah Cygni, η Cephei (314.5), γ Delphini (314.6), σ Pavonis (314.7), ALBALI (314.8)

BETELGEUZE

January 27 (392) 28 29 (*314) 30
'December 31 'January 1 2 3 (*288)
MAY 29 30 31 (151) JUNE 1 2 (*73) 3 4
Ga3-10 Ga3-11 Ga3-12 Ga3-13 (72) Ga3-14 Ga3-15 Ga3-16
γ Pyxidis (133.6) ζ Hydrae (134.1), ρ Cancri (134.2), ζ Oct. (134.3), ο Cancri (134.6), δ Pyxidis (134.9) ACUBENS, Talitha Borealis (135.0), σ Cancri (135.2), ρ Ursa Majoris (135.6) ν Cancri (136.0), Talitha Australis (136.1), ω Hydrae (136.8) 9h (137.0) κ Pyxidis (138.0), ε Pyxidis (138.5) π Cancri (139.2), Miaplacidus (139.3), Tureis (139.8)
σ¹ Ursa Majoris (137.0), κ Cancri (137.3), τ Cancri (137.4), Alsuhail (137.5), σ² Ursa Majoris (137.6), τ Ursa Majoris (137.7), ξ Cancri (137.8)
August 1 2 3 4 (216) 5 6 7
'July 5 6 (*107) 7 8 9 (190) 10 11
NAKSHATRA DATES:
NOVEMBER 28 29 30 (*254) DECEMBER 1 2 (336) 3 4
μ Aquarii (316.0) ε Equulei (317.8) no star listed (318) 21h (319.6) Dramasa, χ Capricorni (320.0), ν Aquarii (320.3), γ Equulei (320.6), ο Pavonis (320.8) α Oct. (321.5), δ Equulei (321.7), φ Capricorni (321.8) Kitalpha (322.0), Alderamin (322.9)
Armus (319.0), Dorsum (319.3), Tsoo (319.7)
January 31 February 1 2 3 4 (400) 5 (36) 6
'January 4 5 (*290) 6 7 (372) 8 9 10
JUNE 5 6 (157) 7 (*78)
Ga3-17 Ga3-18 (77) Ga3-19
no star listed (140) θ Pyxidis (141.5), Markab Velorum (141.5), Al Minhar al Asad (141.6), λ Pyxidis (141.9) Star-25

ANA-HEU-HEU-PO

ALPHARD (142.3), ω Leonis (142.6), τ¹ Hydrae (142.7)
August 8 9 10 (222)
'July 12 (193) 13 (*114) 14
NAKSHATRA DATES:
DECEMBER 5 6 (340) 7 (*261)
Dai (323.5), β Equulei (323.8) γ Pavonis (324.1), Yan (324.6) Al Sa'd al Su'ud-22 / Emptiness-11
Tsin (325.2), Alphirk (325.7), SADALSUD, ξ Gruis (325.9)
February 7 (403) 8 9 (40)
'January 11 12 13 (378)