How to see it
Sig Pup has a visual magnitude of about 2.64: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Sig Pup: right ascension 7h 29m 14s, declination −43° 18′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
Sig Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 36377, HD 59717, Gaia DR3 5512070906394195968. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5512070906394195968
- HIP
- 36377
- HD
- 59717
- gaia_dr3
- 5512070906394195968
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Sig Pup
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5512070906394195968
- HD 59717
- HIP 36377
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 2.64