R-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , R-Pup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 17° above the horizon.
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Name
R-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h40m52s [4] |
| Declination: | -31°39'40" [4] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.63 (V) [2] 8.04 (BT) [2] 6.75 (VT) [2] 6.25 (G) [4] 6.86 (BP) [4] 5.48 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 4.1 kpc 13.4 klyr [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 3.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 325.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.43 |
Sources