A-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , a-Pup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.
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Name
A-Pup
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Object type
Star
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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 |
Sources