8-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , 8-Pup is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 8° below the horizon at dusk.
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Name
8-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h51m40s [4] |
| Declination: | −12°49'10" [4] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 6.37 (V) [2] 6.80 (BT) [2] 6.41 (VT) [2] 6.28 (G) [4] 6.46 (BP) [4] 5.94 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 72.5 parsec 236.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.34 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 12.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 142.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.04 |
Sources