How to see it
12 Pup has a visual magnitude of about 4.78: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 12 Pup: right ascension 7h 59m 6s, declination −23° 18′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
12 Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39023, HD 65699, Gaia DR3 5699115357749939328. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5699115357749939328
- HIP
- 39023
- HD
- 65699
- gaia_dr3
- 5699115357749939328
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 12 Pup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.78