W-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , W-Pup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 6° above the horizon.
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Name
W-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 07h43m42s [4] |
| Declination: | −40°56'04" [4] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 5.12 (V) [2] 6.53 (BT) [2] 5.24 (VT) [2] 4.81 (G) [4] 5.37 (BP) [4] 4.12 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 67.7 parsec 220.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.10 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 215.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 142.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.97 |
Sources