Naos (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Naos is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.

Name Naos
Object type Star
Other names
Naos
ζ-Pup
Zeta Puppis
HR 3165[1]
HD 66811
HIP 39429[5]
TYC 7663-4093-1[4]
Gaia EDR3- 5534788672055388032[6]
Position
Right ascension:08h03m35s [6]
Declination:−40°00'11" [6]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:2.22 (V) [3]
1.96 (BT) [2]
2.19 (VT) [2]
2.25 (G) [6]
2.80 (BP) [6]
2.57 (RP) [6]
Distance:332.2 parsec
1083.1 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):-0.20
Proper motion (speed):34.1 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):299.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.39

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