16 Puppis
16 Puppis is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Puppis.
16 Puppis visual magnitude is 4.4. Because of its moderate brightness, 16 Puppis should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 16 Puppis is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 16 Puppis
16 Puppis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 19.1°
Azimuth: 186.4°
Direction: South
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 16 Puppis
16 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 16 Puppis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 16 Puppis in the sky:
Visibility of 16 Puppis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 16 Puppis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 16 Puppis from the Sun and relative movement
16 Puppis is distant 472.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 16 Puppis
16 Puppis belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Puppis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
