π-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 , π-Pup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 10° above the horizon.

Name π-Pup
Object type Star
Other names
π-Pup
Pi Puppis
HR 2773[1]
HD 56855
NSV 3515
HIP 35264[3]
TYC 7115-3019-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5589311357728452608[4]
Position
Right ascension:07h17m08s [4]
Declination:−37°05'50" [4]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:
Variable
2.69 (V) [2]
4.82 (BT) [2]
2.87 (VT) [2]
2.08 (G) [4]
3.45 (BP) [4]
1.91 (RP) [4]
Distance:173.5 parsec
565.8 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.66
Proper motion (speed):13.3 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):299.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.51

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