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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	c Puppis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	3017
HD	63032
Constellation	Puppis
Right Ascension	7h 45m 15s
Declination	-37° 58' 7"
Distance	c.1,100 light years c.300 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.61 Absolute: -4.09
Spectral Class	K2.5Ib-II orange supergiant (some sources prefer K5IIa orange bright giant or K4III orange giant)
Optimum Visibility	January / February

c Puppis is by far the brightest star in the region of the sky occupied by the composite cluster Collinder 161 or NGC 2451, which actually represents two unrelated clusters on the same line of sight from Earth. Based on its distance and spectral type, c Puppis appears to be an evolved member of the more distant of the two clusters, NGC 2451B. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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