Naos - ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -49.57° Az: 263.14° Direction: West

Naos, also designated as ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis), is a star of spectral class O5 in the constellation of Puppis.

Naos visual magnitude is 2.25, making it the 70th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Naos is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Naos - ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis) star

DSS2 image of Naos. The red arrow shows the motion of Naos during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 04m 27s

Declination -40° 04’ 27”

Hour Angle 08h 10m 49s

Sideral Time 16h 15m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 03m 35s

Declination -40° 00’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 255.98°

Galactic Latitude -4.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for Naos - ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 2.25

Class

Absolute magnitude -5.91

Spectral Type O5

Color Index (B-V) -0.26

Temperature 15229K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Naos is distant 1,399.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 429.18

Distance (light year) 1,399.14

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Naos

Bayer designation ζ Puppis
(zeta Puppis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66811

SAO Catalogue SAO198752

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39429

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 3939

FK5 Catalogue 306

Visibility from Your Location

Naos - ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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