Nu Puppis
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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Puppis |
Right ascension | 06h 37m 45.67135s[1] |
Declination | −43° 11′ 45.3602″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.17 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B8 III |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +30.90 ± 1.7 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −0.44 ± 0.21[1] mas/yr Dec.: −3.87 ± 0.34[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 8.78 ± 0.26[1] mas |
Distance | 370 ± 10 ly (114 ± 3 pc) |
Details | |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Nu Puppis (Nu Pup, ν Puppis, ν Pup) is a blue B-type giant star with an apparent magnitude of +3.17. It is the fifth-brightest star in Puppis. At a distance of 423 light years, this class B (B8) giant, with a measured temperature of 12,000 Kelvin, shines with a luminosity (after allowance for ultraviolet radiation) of 1,340 times that of Sun.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357
- ↑ NU PUP (Nu Puppis)
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