20 Puppis

20 Puppis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 08h 13m 19.96755s[1]
Declination −15° 47 17.6021[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.99[2]
Absolute magnitude (V)-2.12[3]
Distance863[3] ly
(265 pc)
Spectral typeG5II[4]
Other designations
20 Pup, GSC 05996-02764, HD 68752, HIP 40259, HR 3229, SAO 153993
Database references
SIMBADdata

20 Puppis (20 Pup) is a yellow giant star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.99.

References

  1. 1 2 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653. arXiv:0708.1752Freely accessible. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
  3. 1 2 "20 Puppis (HIP 40259)". Ashland Astronomy Studio. Retrieved 10 Feb 2013.
  4. Lyubimkov, Leonid S.; Lambert, David L.; Kaminsky, Bogdan M.; Pavlenko, Yakov V.; Poklad, Dmitry B.; Rachkovskaya, Tamara M. (2012). "Lithium abundance in atmospheres of F- and G-type supergiants and bright giants". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427: 11. arXiv:1212.6057Freely accessible. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427...11L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21617.x.
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