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ν Puppis (nu Puppis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -25.10°   Az: 128.74°   Direction: South-East

ν Puppis is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Puppis.

ν Puppis visual magnitude is 3.17. Because of its moderate brightness, ν Puppis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of ν Puppis (nu Puppis) star
DSS2 image of ν Puppis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Puppis during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 38m 31s
-43° 13’ 09”
18h 56m 55s
01h 35m 27s

J2000

06h 37m 45s
-43° 11’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

251.94°
-20.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Puppis (nu Puppis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.17
Giant

-2.39
B8III
11744K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Puppis is distant 422.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

129.70
422.83
28 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Puppis
(nu Puppis)
SAO218071
SAO218071

Visibility from Your Location

ν Puppis (nu Puppis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK