12 Puppis
12 Puppis is a supergiant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.
12 Puppis visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, 12 Puppis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
Celestial Coordinates
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 12 Puppis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
12 Puppis is distant 785.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 12 Puppis rise, transit and set times from Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):