Pipit

HR 2451 · HIP 31685 · ν Pup

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 3.17 mag
Parallax: 8.78 mas → about 371.5 light-years away
Spectral type: B8III SB
Right ascension: 99.4403°
Declination: -43.1959°
Designation: HR 2451
Bayer designation: ν Pup
HIP number: 31685
IAU name adopted: 2024-08-25
Name language: Dayak
Name origin (IAU): Among the Kendayan (Dayak Kenayatn) people of West Kalimantan province, Borneo, Indonesia, the star ν Pup is identified as "Pipit".

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 371 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1655 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 3.2 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination -43.2° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.