L2-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 , L2-Pup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.

Name L2-Pup
Object type Star
Other names
L2 Pup
L²-Pup
L2 Puppis
HR 2748[1]
HD 56096
HIP 34922[3]
TYC 7642-1461-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:07h13m32s [2]
Declination:−44°38'23" [2]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:
Variable
4.63 (V) [2]
6.32 (BT) [2]
4.77 (VT) [2]
Distance:64.1 parsec
208.8 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):1.32
Proper motion (speed):341.9 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):18.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.59

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