κ²-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , κ²-Pup will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 20° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:51.
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Name
κ²-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h38m49s [4] |
| Declination: | −26°48'13" [4] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.42 (V) [2] 4.21 (BT) [2] 4.40 (VT) [2] 4.42 (G) [4] 4.34 (BP) [4] 4.59 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 120.4 parsec 392.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 27.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 321.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.99 |
Sources