Star Rho Puppis
Bright giant Rho Puppis is located 63 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class F5IIkF2IImF5II, that has 185 % of solar mass.
For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
More about Rho Puppis
Nearby star Rho Puppis is is approximately 3 times bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 6920 K (6647 °C), which is about 120 % of Sun's temperature.
a pulsating star belonging to the Delta Scuti category. These stars expand and contract with a period in mere hours. Rho Puppis can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Rho Puppis is a pulsating star belonging to the Delta Scuti category. These stars expand and contract with a period in mere hours.
Other designations of this star
ρ Puppis, 15 Puppis, CPD−23°3368, FK5 308, HD 67523, HIP 39757, HR 3185, SAO 175217, Gaia DR3 5698015743046182272
External sources
Simbad database (* rho Pup)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Right ascension: 8h 7m 32.556s
Declination: -24° 18' 14.816'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax: 51.4
Sun distance: 63.455 ly | 19.5 pc
Temperature: 6920 K | 1.2 T Sun
Age: 2 billions years | 0.43 Sun
Luminosity: 22 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 2.8
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