How to see it
18 Pup has a visual magnitude of about 5.40: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 18 Pup: right ascension 8h 10m 40s, declination −13° 47′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
18 Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40035, HD 68146, Gaia DR3 5725122999630404096. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5725122999630404096
- HIP
- 40035
- HD
- 68146
- gaia_dr3
- 5725122999630404096
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 18 Pup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.40