How to see it
Pi Pup has a visual magnitude of about 2.08: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Pi Pup: right ascension 7h 17m 9s, declination −37° 5′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
Pi Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 35264, HD 56855, Gaia DR3 5589311357728452608. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5589311357728452608
- HIP
- 35264
- HD
- 56855
- gaia_dr3
- 5589311357728452608
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Pi Pup
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5589311357728452608
- HD 56855
- HIP 35264
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 2.08