Puppis PUP iss The Stern, or Poop Deck
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Naos
Greek: "ship"
Zeta Puppis
8h 3' 35
-40� 0' 11
1400 2.21 O5I Blue
Supergiant
one of the hottest and
most luminous stars
in the Milky Way galaxy
- 60,000 times the sun -
Nu Puppis 6h 37' 45.6
-43� 11' 45
420 3.17 B8III Blue Giant
Xi Puppis 7h 49' 17.6
-24� 51' 35
1350 3.34 G6Ib Yellow
Supergiant
Omicron Puppis 7h 48' 5.1
-25� 56' 14
2500 4.40 B1IV Blue
Sub Giant
Pi Puppis 7h 17' 8.5
-37� 5' 51
1100 2.71 K3Ib Orange
Supergiant
Tureis
Arabic: "little shield"
Rho Puppis
8h 7' 32.6
-24� 18' 15
63 2.83 F6II White
Bright Giant
Sigma Puppis 7h 29' 13.8
-43� 18' 5
184 3.25 K5III Orange Giant
Tau Puppis 6h 49' 56.1
-50� 36' 53
183 2.94 K0III Orange Giant
2A Puppis
PU Puppies
2B Puppis
7h 45' 29
-14� 41' 27
400 6.10
6.97
A2V
A8V
Blue White
Main Sequence
Binary
7h 45' 28.6
-14� 41' 10
5 Puppis 7h 47' 56.6
-12� 11' 35
99 5.48 F5V White
Main Sequence
9 Puppis 7h 51' 46.2
-13� 53' 53
54 5.16 G0V Yellow
Main Sequence
18 Puppis 8h 10' 39.8
-13� 47' 57
73 5.53 F7V White
Main Sequence
n1 Puppis
n2 Puppis
7h 34' 18.6
-23� 28' 25
95 5.89
5.94
F4V
F6V
White
Main Sequence
Binary
7h 34' 19.1
-23� 28' 29
q Puppis 8h 18' 33.3
-36� 39' 34
93 4.44 A4 Blue White Dwarf