MZ Puppis

MZ Puppis

A light curve for MZ Puppis, plotted from Hipparcos data
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension 08h 04m 16.19s
Declination −32° 40 29.4
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.20 - 5.44
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red supergiant
Spectral type M1Iab-Ib
Variable type LC?
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+35.90 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −5.736 mas/yr
Dec.: +6.830 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.8126±0.1013 mas
Distanceapprox. 4,000 ly
(approx. 1,200 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−4.8
Details
Mass14 M
Radius400 R
Luminosity26,550 - 28,580 L
Surface gravity (log g)−0.92 cgs
Temperature3,745±170 K
Age25 Myr
Database references
SIMBADdata

MZ Puppis is a red supergiant star in the constellation of Puppis. It has a radius of 400 R and a mass of 14 solar masses, similar to Betelgeuse.