6 Puppis

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:59 | Tran: 7:25 | Set: 11:51

Alt: 1.66° Az: 239.08° Direction: West-South-West

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.

DSS2 image of 6 Puppis. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Puppis during the next 1000 years (0.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 50m 48s

Declination -17° 17’ 31”

Hour Angle 04h 15m 38s

Sideral Time 12h 06m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 49m 41s

Declination -17° 13’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.91°

Galactic Latitude 4.51°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 6 Puppis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.73

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.28

Temperature 4158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Puppis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Puppis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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.

Distance (parsec) 77.70

Distance (light year) 253.30

Radial Speed 44 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.052 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.117"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Puppis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63697

SAO Catalogue SAO153454

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38211

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 2146

FK5 Catalogue 2607

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Puppis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.3° RISE 2:59

Max altitude: 21.2° TRANSIT 7:25

Azimuth: 252.7° SET 11:51

Set Location

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