Naos - ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis)

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

Naos visual magnitude is 2.25, making it the 71th brightest star in the sky. Thanks to its high brightness, Naos is clearly visible when observed from locations with dark skyes, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Naos:

Color of Naos ⬤

Magnitude of Naos 2.25

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW Naos - ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Naos

Naos is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Naos are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 03m 35s

Declination J2000 -40° 00’ 11”

Galactic Longitude 255.98°

Galactic Latitude -4.71°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Naos in the sky:

Finder chart Naos - ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis) star

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

Visibility of Naos from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Naos - ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of Naos

The image below is a photograph of Naos from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of Naos is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of Naos from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 1,399.14 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Naos

Naos belongs to spectral class O5

Absolute magnitude -5.91

Spectral Type O5

Color Index (B-V) -0.26

Temperature of Naos 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

Alternative designations of Naos

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

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