Zeta Puppis (ζ Puppis, abbreviated Zeta Pup, ζ Pup), formally named Naos / naʊs /, [10] is the brightest star in the constellation of Puppis. The spectral class of O4 means this is one of the hottest, and most luminous, stars visible to the naked eye.

Jul 17, 2020 · Naos, Zeta Puppis (ζ Pup) is a hot blue supergiant located in the constellation Puppis. With an apparent magnitude of 2.25, it is the brightest star in Puppis. It lies at an approximate distance of 1,080 light years from Earth. Naos is the nearest class O star to the Sun and one of the most luminous stars visible to the unaided eye. Star type

The brightest star in the constellation is Naos, Zeta Puppis, with an apparent magnitude of 2.21. There are three meteor showers associated with the constellation: the Pi Puppids, the Zeta Puppids and the Puppid-Velids. Puppis contains seven named stars.

Zeta (ζ) Puppis, Naos, is a star on the deck of Argo Navis the Ship, in the constellation of the Stern. Greek naos means “ship”. Naos, from Greek naos, is also a term used in classical architecture to refer to the inner chamber of a temple which houses an idol [].

Mar 26, 1999 · Naos is a fine example of a class O "runaway" star, one that has been ejected at high speed (nearly 100 km/s) from its place of origin, Naos's in the neighboring constellation Vela. Over the past one to two million years, much of its short …

Mar 10, 2017 · A blue star is a hot star, and the outer atmosphere of Naos measures a blazing 42,000 K, an astonishing temperature. This places it well into the hottest class of stars, the so-called O-type stars, and Naos is formally classified as an O41f supergiant.

Naos, also designated as ζ Puppis (zeta Puppis), is a star of spectral class O5 in the constellation of Puppis. Naos visual magnitude is 2.25, making it the 70th brightest star in the sky.

Jan 13, 2017 · Puppis (“the stern”) is one of 14 southern hemisphere constellations created by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille during his South African expedition of 1751–52. Its brightest star is Naos, a blue supergiant found 1,090 light-years away with a magnitude of 2.25.

Zeta Puppis (ζ Puppis, abbreviated Zeta Pup, ζ Pup), formally named Naos / n aʊ s /, [10] is the brightest star in the constellation of Puppis.

Oct 24, 2017 · Zeta Puppis, also known as Naos, is a blue supergiant star, one of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. It is about 60 times more massive than our Sun, 7 times hotter and over 10,000 times brighter.