How to see it
20 Pup has a visual magnitude of about 4.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 20 Pup: right ascension 8h 13m 20s, declination −15° 47′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
20 Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40259, HD 68752, Gaia DR3 5721585114811978752. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5721585114811978752
- HIP
- 40259
- HD
- 68752
- gaia_dr3
- 5721585114811978752
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 20 Pup
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5721585114811978752
- HD 68752
- HIP 40259
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.71