κ²-Pup (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , κ²-Pup is visible between 02:07 and 04:32. It will become accessible at around 02:07, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 03:19, 20° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:32 when it sinks below 18° above your southern horizon.

Name κ²-Pup
Object type Star
Other names
κ²-Pup
Kappa2 Puppis
HR 2949[1]
HD 61556
NSV 3673
HIP 37229[3]
TYC 6547-2627-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5612323414549657728[4]
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

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