Star
Naos
Blue star · O5IAf
ζ Puppis · Puppis
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Zeta Puppis, formally named Naos, is the brightest star in the constellation of Puppis.
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Key facts
Distance
~1,084 light-years
Apparent mag.
+2.21
Spectral type
O5IAf
Luminosity
12,554 × Sun
Absolute mag.
−5.40
Catalogue
HIP 39429
Spectral type
O5IAf
True colour from its B–V index (-0.27): a surface around 15500 K.
Did you know
- Naos is also known as ζ Puppis.
- Its spectral type O5IAf marks it as a blue star.
- It lies in the constellation Puppis.
