- Stars with a name
- Naos
Naos
ζ Puppis
Naos is a very hot blue supergiant, in the constellation Puppis. The light you see from it tonight left it around 942.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 2.21.
What it’s like
It gives off 12,555 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 15,500 degrees.
It is 1,083.6 light years away: 10,251 trillion kilometres.