6 Puppis
6 Puppis is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Puppis.
6 Puppis visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its faintness, 6 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
Apparent
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Puppis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
6 Puppis is distant 253.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.
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Visibility from Your Location
Today's 6 Puppis rise, transit and set times from Laußig, Germany are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):