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Naos

Also Zeta Puppis · ζ Pup

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One of the brightest O-type stars in the sky, a very hot, luminous supergiant racing through space.

Measured

Distance
1,084 light-years
Constellation
Puppis
Position (J2000)
RA 8h 03m 35s, Dec −40.00°

How far, from the Sun

1,080 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light1,080 years
  • Voyager 1's speed19.3 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h11.7 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • It is an O-type star, with a surface around 40,000 degrees.
  • It is a runaway star, moving fast from where it was born.

Where this comes from

  • Hipparcos parallax 3.01 ± 0.1 mas (van Leeuwen 2007, A&A 474, 653)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.