How to see it
6 Pup has a visual magnitude of about 4.76: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 6 Pup: right ascension 7h 49m 41s, declination −17° 13′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
6 Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38211, HD 63697, Gaia DR3 5718613169236705536. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5718613169236705536
- HIP
- 38211
- HD
- 63697
- gaia_dr3
- 5718613169236705536
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 6 Pup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.76