P-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , p-Pup is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It will become visible at around 20:25 (EDT), 19° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:53.
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Name
P-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h35m22s [2] |
| Declination: | −28°22'09" [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 4.63 (V) [2] 4.50 (BT) [2] 4.62 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 67.9 parsec 221.5 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.10 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 68.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 253.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.47 |
Sources