π Puppis (pi Puppis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:15 | Tran: 15:46 | Set: 19:17

Alt: 11.89° Az: 162.95° Direction: South-South-East

π Puppis is a variable and double supergiant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Puppis.

π Puppis visual magnitude is 2.7. Because of its brightness, π Puppis 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.

DSS2 image of π Puppis. The red arrow shows the motion of π Puppis during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 18m 02s

Declination -37° 08’ 40”

Hour Angle 22h 35m 37s

Sidereal Time 05h 53m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 17m 08s

Declination -37° 05’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.01°

Galactic Latitude -11.28°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 2.7

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.93

Spectral Type K3I

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

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

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

Star System Properties

π Puppis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the π Puppis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 2.7

Secondary star magnitude 8

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 69.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Puppis is distant 1,093.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 335.57

Distance (light year) 1,093.96

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Puppis
(pi Puppis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD56855

SAO Catalogue SAO197795

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35264

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 3489

FK5 Catalogue 278

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3515

Visibility from Your Location

Today's π Puppis (pi Puppis) rise, transit and set times from Sariwŏn, North Korea are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Pyongyang):

Azimuth: 127.1° RISE 12:15

Max altitude: 14.3° TRANSIT 15:46

Azimuth: 232.9° SET 19:17

Name:	Sariwŏn, North Korea
Latitude:	38° 30' 25.9" N
Longitude:	125° 45' 21.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Pyongyang

Set Location

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