How to see it

5 Pup has a visual magnitude of about 5.57: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for 5 Pup: right ascension 7h 47m 57s, declination −12° 11′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

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Catalog context

5 Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38048, HD 63336, Gaia DR3 3036768068439044608. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 3036768068439044608

HIP

38048

HD

63336

gaia_dr3

3036768068439044608

Bayer / Flamsteed

5 Pup

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3036768068439044608
• HD 63336
• HIP 38048

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

5.57