How to see it
16 Pup has a visual magnitude of about 4.36: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 16 Pup: right ascension 8h 9m 2s, declination −19° 14′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
16 Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39906, HD 67797, Gaia DR3 5713807856749312512. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5713807856749312512
- HIP
- 39906
- HD
- 67797
- gaia_dr3
- 5713807856749312512
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 16 Pup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.36