τ Puppis (tau Puppis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -44.02°
Az: 239.16°
Direction: West-South-West
τ Puppis is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Puppis.
τ Puppis visual magnitude is 2.93. Because of its brightness, τ 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 τ Puppis. The red arrow shows the motion of τ Puppis during the next
10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for τ Puppis (tau Puppis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where τ Puppis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of τ Puppis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
τ Puppis is distant 182.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
τ Puppis (tau Puppis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK