q Puppis, a white main-sequence star in Puppis
q Puppis is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Puppis. At 93 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.44.
q Puppis (HIP 40706)
q Puppis is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Puppis. At 93 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.44. It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 21.2 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,100 and 31,800 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 8h 18.6m, Dec -36° 39.6'
Common designations: q Puppis, HIP 40706, HD 70060, Gliese 9261
Brightest stars in Puppis:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 12 | 4.10 | HR 3055 |
| 13 | 4.20 | 11 Puppis |
| 14 | 4.22 | J Puppis |
| 15 | 4.40 | Omicron Puppis |
| 16 | 4.40 | 16 Puppis |
| 17 | 4.42 | L2 Puppis |
| 18 | 4.42 | h2 Puppis |
| 19 | 4.44 | Gliese 279 |
| 20 | 4.44 | h1 Puppis |
21
| 4.44
) q Puppis
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 22 | 4.47 | V Puppis |
| 23 | 4.49 | I Puppis |
| 24 | 4.49 | b Puppis |
| 25 | 4.53 | f Puppis |
| 26 | 4.61 | HR 3131 |
| 27 | 4.63 | 1 Puppis |
| 28 | 4.63 | HR 3089 |
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Galactic Orbit of q Puppis
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 13.8% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : -12.9°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 8,563 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 8,482 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 1,178 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 8,401 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,385 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 9,741 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for q Puppis
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 124.63913842° ±0.12 mas | -110.32 ±0.14 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -36.65953286° ±0.14 mas | 100.45 ±0.13 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 254.77669691° | -145.13 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -0.42100023° | -34.62 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 34.93 ± 0.18 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: A8V 2006AJ....132..161G.
Radial Velocity: 6.40 ±0.40 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
n/a
Photometry
band
magnitude
Abs. Mag.
U
B
4.66
2.38
V
4.44
2.16
R
I
4.22
1.94
J
4.21
1.92
H
4.09
1.80
K
4.06
1.78
B-V: +0.22 V-I: +0.22
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 28.63 pc (0.5% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,408 pc
Transverse velocity: 20.2 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -7.5 pc | -27.6 pc | -0.2 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -20.7 km/s | -1.0 km/s | -4.7 km/s |