5 Puppis (HIP 38048), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

5 Puppis (HIP 38048) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F5V) in Stars, 93 light years from Earth at magnitude 5.48.

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5 Puppis (HIP 38048)

5 Puppis is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 93 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.48. Iron abundance: -0.03 (93% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 32.4 km/s. Galactic orbit: 23,056 26,771 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 7h 47m, Dec -12° 11.6'

Spectral type: F5V

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