Pi Puppis

Pi Puppis

Starbox begin
name=Pi Puppis
Starbox image


caption = Pi Puppis (the orange star) and the open cluster Collinder 135
Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=07h 17m 08.6s
dec=-37° 05′ 51″
appmag_v=2.71
constell=Puppis
Starbox character
class=K3 Ib
b-v=1.62
u-b=1.24
variable=?
Starbox astrometry
radial_v=16
prop_mo_ra=-10.57
prop_mo_dec=7.00
parallax=2.98
p_error=0.55
absmag_v=−4.92
Starbox detail
mass=13-14
radius=290
luminosity=19,200
temperature=4,000
metal=?
rotation=?
age=?
Starbox catalog
names=HD 56855, SAO 197795, CoD C-36°3489, CPD P-36°1211, FK5: 278, HIP 35264.

Pi Puppis (π Pup / π Puppis) is a star in the constellation Puppis that is occasionally called by the traditional name Ahadi, meaning "Having Much Promise".

For the meteor shower appearing in the region of this star, see "Pi Puppids".

External links

* [http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/pipup.html Pi Puppis]


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