χ-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , χ-Pup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 18° above the horizon.
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Name
χ-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h57m40s [4] |
| Declination: | −30°20'04" [4] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.78 (V) [2] 4.96 (BT) [2] 4.79 (VT) [2] 4.74 (G) [4] 4.82 (BP) [4] 4.53 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 582.9 parsec 1900.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 10.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 308.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.05 |
Sources