Naos

Zeta Puppis

Puppis

2.25
Apparent Mag
1,080
Distance (ly)
O5Iaf
Spectral Type
42,400
Temperature (K)

Naos is one of the hottest and most luminous stars visible to the naked eye with a surface temperature over 42,000 K. It has an extremely powerful stellar wind.

Stellar Data

Apparent Magnitude2.25
Absolute Magnitude-5.95
Distance1,080 light-years
Spectral TypeO5Iaf
Temperature42,400 K
Luminosity813,000 L☉
Radius20 R☉
Mass56.1 M☉
Right Ascension08h 03m 35.1s
Declination-40° 00′ 11.3″
ConstellationPuppis

Notable Facts

  • Naos has a surface temperature over 42,000 K
  • Its stellar wind blows at over 2,500 km/s
  • It is about 800,000 times more luminous than the Sun

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