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Proper NameNone
Bayer Designationl Puppis
Flamsteed Number3 Puppis
HR (BSC)2996
HD62623
ConstellationPuppis
Right Ascension7h 43m 48s
Declination-28° 57' 17"
Distancec.3,400 light years
c.1,000 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +3.98
Absolute: -6.08
Spectral ClassA2Iabe white supergiant
Optimum VisibilityJanuary / February
NotesThe Bayer designation of this star, l Puppis, uses a lowercase 'L', not an uppercase 'i'. The complicate matters, there is also a star designated 'I Puppis' with a capital 'i', and two named 'L Puppis' (L1 Puppis and L2 Puppis). All three of these other stars happen to fall relatively close together in the sky, far to the southward of the supergiant l Puppis described here.

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