How to see it
3 Pup has a visual magnitude of about 3.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 3 Pup: right ascension 7h 43m 48s, declination −28° 57′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
3 Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 37677, HD 62623, Gaia DR3 5599824647403389952. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5599824647403389952
- HIP
- 37677
- HD
- 62623
- gaia_dr3
- 5599824647403389952
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 3 Pup
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5599824647403389952
- HD 62623
- HIP 37677
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.90