22 Puppis

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:20 | Tran: 15:05 | Set: 19:50

Alt: 0.65° Az: 113.36° Direction: East-South-East

22 Puppis is a variable giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Puppis.

22 Puppis visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, 22 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.

DSS2 image of 22 Puppis. The red arrow shows the motion of 22 Puppis during the next 10000 years (-8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 23m 58s

Declination -13° 08’ 16”

Hour Angle 19h 17m 59s

Sidereal Time 03h 41m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 22m 46s

Declination -13° 03’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 235.52°

Galactic Latitude 13.5°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.61

Spectral Type G7

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Puppis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 22 Puppis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

22 Puppis is distant 411.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.10

Distance (light year) 411.10

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.051 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 22 Puppis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70673

SAO Catalogue SAO154177

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41067

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 2490

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4046

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 22 Puppis rise, transit and set times from Finglas, Irlanda are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Dublin):

Azimuth: 103.1° RISE 10:20

Max altitude: 23.5° TRANSIT 15:05

Azimuth: 256.9° SET 19:50

Name:	Finglas, Irlanda
Latitude:	53° 23' 21.1" N
Longitude:	6° 17' 49.0" W
Timezone:	Europe/Dublin

Set Location

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