τ-Pup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , τ-Pup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 5° above the horizon.
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Name
τ-Pup
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h49m56s [2] |
| Declination: | −50°36'52" [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 2.92 (V) [2] 4.48 (BT) [2] 3.05 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 55.8 parsec 181.9 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.21 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 77.2 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 153.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.81 |
Sources