Puppis

The Stern
(Pup)

Canis MajorHydraMonocerorLepus


Brightest stars:

         ______epoch 2000.0______

 

         R Ascension   Declination m    Spectrum parallax common name

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Zeta   8h 3m 35.1s -40° 0' 12" 2.25   O5f               Naos

Pi     7h 17m 8.6s -37° 5' 51" 2.70   K3Ib      0.032" 

Rho    8h 7m 32.6s -24° 18' 15" 2.81v  F6IIpDel  0.035" 

Tau    6h 49m 56.2s -50° 36' 53" 2.93   K1III            

Nu     6h 37m 45.7s -43° 11' 46" 3.17   B8III            

Sigma  7h 29m 13.8s -43° 18' 5" 3.25   K5III     0.020" 

Xi     7h 49m 17.7s -24° 51' 35" 3.34   G6Iab-Ib  0.003"  (ADS 6393)

3      7h 43m 48.5s -28° 57' 17" 3.96   A2Iabe           

11     7h 56m 51.5s -22° 52' 48" 4.20   F7II      0.023" 

16     8h 9m 1.6s -19° 14' 42" 4.40   B5IV             

 



Deep sky objects:

                 ___epoch 2000.0___     m 

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NGC2422  M47   7h 36.6m   -14° 28'   4.5    open cluster   

NGC2437  M46   7h 41.8m   -14° 50'   6.5    open cluster   

NGC2447  M93   7h 44.6m   -23° 53'   6.5    open cluster   

NGC2451        7h 45.4m   -37° 59'   3.5    open cluster   

NGC2477        7h 52.3m   -38° 33'   5.5    open cluster   

 

 





Neighbours: 
Hydra -Monoceros -Canis Major - Columba - Pictor - Carina - Vela - Pyxis

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