2 Puppis
2 Puppis is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.
2 Puppis visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its reltive faintness, 2 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 2 Puppis is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 2 Puppis
2 Puppis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -7.6°
Azimuth: 255.9°
Direction: West-South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 2 Puppis
2 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 2 Puppis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 2 Puppis in the sky:
Visibility of 2 Puppis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 2 Puppis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 2 Puppis from the Sun and relative movement
2 Puppis is distant 358.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 2 Puppis
2 Puppis belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Puppis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
2 Puppis star system properties
2 Puppis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 2 Puppis double sysyem: