L-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , l-Pup is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible between 02:21 and 04:45. It will become accessible at around 02:21, when it rises to an altitude of 17° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 03:33, 19° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:45 when it sinks below 17° above your southern horizon.
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Name
L-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h43m48s [6] |
| Declination: | −28°57'17" [6] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 3.98 (V) [3] 4.16 (BT) [2] 3.99 (VT) [2] 3.90 (G) [6] 4.02 (BP) [6] 3.62 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.15 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 6.5 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 308.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.08 |
Sources