ξ-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ξ-Pup is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:13, when it reaches an altitude of 16° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:31, 23° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:40, 17° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ξ-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h49m17s [2] |
| Declination: | −24°51'35" [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 3.32 (V) [2] 4.90 (BT) [2] 3.45 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 367.6 parsec 1198.5 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.23 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 4.9 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 259.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.51 |
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