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Puppis (abbr. Pup, gen. Puppis)
The Stern of Jason's ship (the Argos). Puppis is a southern constellation that spans a region of the Milky Way rich in interesting star fields. See below for details of its brightest stars and interesting deep sky objects.
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| Puppis. © 2003 Torsten Bronger. Copied here under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
| Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0 | ||||||
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| Star | Visual mag. |
Abs. mag. |
Spectral type |
Distance (lt-yr) |
R.A. (h m s) | Dec. ( ° ' '' ) |
| Zeta (Naos) | 2.21 | -5.96 | O5Ibf | 1,400 | 08 03 35 | -40 00 12 |
| Pi | 2.71 | -4.92 | K3Ib | 1,090 | 07 17 09 | -37 05 51 |
| Rho (Turais) | 2.83v | 1.41 | F2IIp | 63 | 08 07 33 | -24 18 15 |
| Tau | 2.94 | -0.81 | K0III | 183 | 06 49 56 | -50 36 53 |
| Nu | 3.17 | -2.40 | B8III | 423 | 06 37 46 | -43 11 45 |
| Sigma | 3.25 | -0.51 | K5III | 184 | 07 29 14 | -43 18 05 |
| Xi (Asmidiske) | 3.34 | -4.74 | G6II | 1,350 | 07 49 18 | -24 51 35 |
| c | 3.62 | -4.53 | K4III | 1,390 | 07 45 15 | -37 58 07 |
| a | 3.71 | -1.41 | G5III | 345 | 07 52 13 | -40 34 33 |
| 3 | 3.94 | -8.05 | A2Iabe | 8,150 | 07 43 48 | -28 57 18 |
| Other objects of interest | ||
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| Name | Type of Object | Notes |
| NGC 2438 | planetary nebula | Located near the edge of M46 (see below) but as a foreground object. Magnitude 10.8; diameter 1.1'; distance 2,900 light-years; R.A. 07h 41.8m, Dec. -14° 44' |
| NGC 2440 | planetary nebula | A young, butterfly-shaped planetary containing one of the hottest white dwarfs known. Magnitude 10.8; diameter 16"; distance 3,600 light-years; R.A. 07h 42m, Dec. -18° 13' |
| Puppis A | supernova remnant | See separate entry |
| M46 (NGC 2437) | open cluster | A very rich cluster with more than 500 stars. Magnitude 6.1; diameter 27'; R.A. 07h 41.8m, Dec. -14° 49' |
| M47 (NGC 2422) | open cluster | A cluster of about 50 stars, marginally visible with naked eye and well seen with binoculars. Magnitude 4.4; diameter 30'; R.A. 07h 36.6m, Dec. -14° 30' |
| NGC 2451 | open cluster | A large, scattered group of bright stars, near the center of which is the orange supergiant c Pup. Magnitude 2.8; diameter 45'; R.A. 07h 45.4m, Dec. -37° 58' |
| NGC 2477 | open cluster | Among the most beautiful clusters in this area, containing about 300 stars. Magnitude 5.8; diameter 27'; distance 3,300 light-years; R.A. 07h 52.3m, Dec. -38° 33' |
| Constellations |
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• NOTABLE STARS
• NEBULAE AND STAR CLUSTERS
• GALAXIES
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