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).
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