σ-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 , σ-Pup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 4° above the horizon.

Name σ-Pup
Object type Star
Other names
σ-Pup
Sigma Puppis
HR 2878[1]
HD 59717
HIP 36377[3]
TYC 7655-2687-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5512070906394195968[4]
Position
Right ascension:07h29m13s [4]
Declination:-43°18'02" [4]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:3.25 (V) [2]
5.24 (BT) [2]
3.42 (VT) [2]
2.64 (G) [4]
3.79 (BP) [4]
2.16 (RP) [4]
Distance:58.7 parsec
191.5 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.55
Proper motion (speed):199.4 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):342.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.59

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