Star
τ Puppis
HIP 32768 · Orange giant
True colour from its B–V index (1.21) — a surface around 4,300 K.
Distance
182 light-years
Spectral type
K0III...
Brightness
mag 2.94
Absolute mag
-0.79
Luminosity
181 × Sun
Surface
~4,300 K
Right ascension
6h 49m 56s
Declination
−50° 37′
- τ Puppis is a orange giant in Puppis.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.