Naos (ζ Puppis)

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 3.2 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.25
-6.3
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:FK5_273
gptkb:HD_66811
gptkb:HIP_39429
gptkb:HR_3165
SAO 198752
2MASS J08051970-4012110
BD-40 2606
CD-40 3752
GC 4352
GSC 07661-01836
TYC 7661-1836-1
WDS J08054-4012A
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V -0.27
-1.08
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Puppis
gptkbp:diameter 14 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 1080 light years
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage supergiant
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naos (ζ Puppis)
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName Naos
gptkbp:location southern sky
gptkbp:luminosity 550,000 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 56 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity ~solar
gptkbp:notableFor one of the closest O-type supergiants
one of the hottest and most luminous stars visible to the naked eye
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Zeta_Puppis
gptkbp:parallax 3.00 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Puppis_constellation
gptkbp:properMotionRA +2.85 mas/yr
-23.85 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity +34.6 km/s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 220 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType O4If(n)p
gptkbp:temperature 40,000 K
gptkbp:variableStar yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Puppis_constellation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7