6-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , 6-Pup will become visible at around 20:43 (EDT), 42° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:46.
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Name
6-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h49m41s [4] |
| Declination: | −17°13'44" [4] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 5.17 (V) [2] 6.85 (BT) [2] 5.31 (VT) [2] 4.76 (G) [4] 5.42 (BP) [4] 3.98 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 78.8 parsec 256.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.31 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 129.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 155.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.69 |
Sources