Tureis / Rho Puppis Star Facts (Type, Distance, Magnitude, Age, Colour, Location and more)

Tureis, also known as Rho Puppis (Bayer) is a luminous giant star located in the constellation of Puppis, The Stern. Tureis is a major star and forms part of the constellation.

Based on the spectral type (F2mF5IIp), Tureis colour is yellow - white.

Tureis temperature is in the range of between 6,000 and 7,500 Kelvin. Tureis effective temperature is 4,995 Kelvin which is cooler than the Sun's effective temperature which is 5,777 Kelvin. Based on a parallax of 51.33, Tureis distance from Earth can be calculated at being 63.54 light years away or 19.23 parsecs.

Tureis is a naked-eye star, so you don't need a telescope or binoculars when you look up on a clear night. The lower the magnitude, the easier it will be to see it.

Tureis is a delta scuti variable star. Variable stars are stars whose size and/or brightness changes over time. Tureis brightness ranges from 2.955 (dimmest) to 2.86 over a period of 0.1409 days.

Location

The location of the Tureis in the night sky is determined by the right ascension (R.A.) and declination (Dec.). These are equivalent to the Longitude and Latitude on Earth. The Right Ascension (Longitude) is expressed in time (hh:mm:ss) and is how far the star is along Earth's celestial equator. If the R.A. is positive, then it's eastwards and vice versa.

The Declination (Latitude) is how far north or south the object is compared to the celestial equator and is expressed in degrees. If the value is positive, it is north of the celestial equator. For Tureis, the location is 08h 07m 32.70 and -24° 18` 16.0 .

Based on the location of Puppis, Tureis can be located in the southern hemisphere of the celestial sky. The celestial hemisphere is equivalent to the hemispheres on Earth. Tureis is south of the Ecliptic. The Ecliptic is the path that the Earth takes as it orbits the Sun. As the Earth is titled, we therefore have Celestial and Ecliptic hemispheres and they can be different for a star.

Physical Properties

Spectral Type

Tureis spectral type of F2mF5IIp which means its colour and type is yellow to white luminous giant star. There is no relationship between colour and size. For example, a red star can be large or small. Small stars are more energy efficient than larger stars and live longer.

Tureis Luminosity

Luminosity is the amount of energy a star pumps out relative to the amount that our star, the Sun, gives out. Our star, the Sun's value is 1. Tureis Luminosity figure of 23.81 comes from the Vizier online catalogue. The star generates more energy than our star.

Iron Abundance

Tureis Iron Abundance is 0.36 with an error value of 9.99 Fe/H, with the Sun having a value of 1 to put it into context. The value comes from the Hipparcos Extended Catalog.

Magnitude (Apparent / Absolute / Visible)

A number represents a star’s magnitude, whether apparent/visual or absolute. The smaller the number, the brighter the star is. The Sun is the brightest star and therefore has the lowest of all magnitudes, -26.74. A faint star will have a high number.

Tureis apparent magnitude is 2.83, which is a measure of the star's brightness as seen from Earth. Apparent Magnitude is also known as Visual Magnitude.

If you use the 1997 parallax value, Tureis' absolute magnitude is 1.41. If you use the 2007 parallax value, Tureis' absolute magnitude is 1.38. Absolute Magnitude is the star's apparent magnitude from 10 parsecs or 32.6 light years. The magnitude assumes nothing is between the object and the viewer, such as dust clouds. To compare different stars' actual brightness, you would best use Absolute rather than Apparent Magnitude.

Tureis is visible from Earth without needing binoculars or a telescope. The lower the Apparent Magnitude of a star or other object is, the easier it is to see in the night sky. An object with a magnitude greater than 6.5 cannot be seen without a telescope or other device.