14 Puppis
14 Puppis is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis.
14 Puppis visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its reltive faintness, 14 Puppis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 14 Puppis is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 14 Puppis
14 Puppis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 6.4°
Azimuth: 226.7°
Direction: South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 14 Puppis
14 Puppis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 14 Puppis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 14 Puppis in the sky:
Visibility of 14 Puppis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 14 Puppis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 14 Puppis from the Sun and relative movement
14 Puppis is distant 1,574.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 14 Puppis
14 Puppis belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Puppis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
