A-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 , a-Pup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 7° above the horizon.

Name A-Pup
Object type Star
Other names
a-Pup
a Puppis
HR 3080[1]
HD 64440
HIP 38414[3]
TYC 7650-3052-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:07h52m13s [2]
Declination:−40°34'32" [2]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:3.70 (V) [2]
4.99 (BT) [2]
3.81 (VT) [2]
Distance:108.1 parsec
352.4 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):1.01
Proper motion (speed):18.7 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):285.6°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.47

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