Upsilon1 Puppis

NV Puppis
Location of NV Puppis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 07h 18m 18.39335s
Declination −36° 44 02.2329
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.67
Characteristics
Spectral type B2V+B3IVne
U−B color index −0.79
B−V color index −0.10
Variable type γ Cas
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+18.60 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −10.25 mas/yr
Dec.: +5.82 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.06±0.18 mas
Distance800 ± 40 ly
(250 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.31
Details
Mass10.1 M
Radius8.4 R
Luminosity L
Surface gravity (log g)4.00 cgs
Temperature24,380 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.00 dex
Rotation0.466 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)254 km/s
Other designations
Upsilon1 Puppis, Upsilon1 Pup, υ1 Puppis, υ1 Pup, NV Puppis, NV Pup, CD−36°3512, CCDM J07184-3645A, GC 9733, GSC 07115-03016, HIP 35363, HR 2787, HD 57150, SAO 197824, WDS J07183-3644A
Database references
SIMBADdata

NV Puppis (NV Pup), also known as υ1 Puppis, is a class B2V (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.67 and it is approximately 800 light years away based on parallax.

It is a γ Cas variable, ranging from 4.78 to 4.58 magnitude. It is most likely an optical double with the nearby NW Puppis.

Neither component of this double is given a letter in Lacaille's catalogue or the British Association star catalogue. Gould gave them the designations (Latin letter) v1 and v2 Puppis, but these are rarely used. Lacaille applied the Greek letter υ to the star now called υ Carinae. The designation υ1 first appeared in several catalogues at the end of the 19th century.