Pi Puppis
Star π Puppis |
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AladinLite | |||||||||||||||||
Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Aft deck of the ship | ||||||||||||||||
Right ascension | 07 h 17 m 8.6 s | ||||||||||||||||
declination | -37 ° 05 ′ 51 ″ | ||||||||||||||||
Apparent brightness | 2.7 likes | ||||||||||||||||
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Spectral class | K3 Ib | ||||||||||||||||
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Radial velocity | (+15.8 ± 0.9) km / s | ||||||||||||||||
parallax | approx. 4.0 mas | ||||||||||||||||
distance | approx. 800 ly approx. 250 pc |
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π Puppis ( Pi Puppis , short π Pup ) is a star with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.7 mag in the constellation Puppis .
It is the brightest star of the open star cluster Collinder 135 , which is sometimes called the π-puppis cluster. He is also the namesake for the Pi Puppids , a meteor shower that has its radian near the position of π Puppis.