Star · B3III
14 Pup
14 Pup is a giant star of spectral type B3III in the constellation Puppis, 2,208 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 39524 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 2,208 light-years (676.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.03 |
| Spectral type | B3III |
| Surface temperature | 12,570 K |
| Luminosity | 2,930 L☉ |
| Radius | 11.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 8.88 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 04m 41.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −19° 43′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.12). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 70° N. South of latitude 70° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 183 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 39 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 14 Pup, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.98, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagitta. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.