Star · G5I
20 Pup
20 Pup is a supergiant star of spectral type G5I in the constellation Puppis, 1,028 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 40259 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 1,028 light-years (315.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.50 |
| Spectral type | G5I |
| Surface temperature | 4,590 K |
| Luminosity | 1,470 L☉ |
| Radius | 60.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.3 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 13m 20.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 47′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.99). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° 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 the year 998. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 20 Pup, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.32, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. 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.