HIP-40944 (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , HIP-40944 will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:54.
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Name
HIP-40944
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h21m21s [2] |
| Declination: | −20°04'44" [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 5.58 (V) [2] 6.53 (BT) [2] 5.66 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 173.9 parsec 567.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.74 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.4 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 184.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.62 |
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