NV Puppis


NV Puppis, also known as υ1 Puppis, is a class B2V star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.67 and it is approximately 800 light years away based on parallax.
It is a γ Cas variable, ranging from 4.78 to 4.58 magnitude. It is most likely an optical double with the nearby NW Puppis.
Neither component of this double is given a letter in Lacaille's catalogue or the British Association star catalogue. Gould gave them the designations v1 and v2 Puppis, but these are rarely used. Lacaille applied the Greek letter υ to the star now called υ Carinae. The designation υ1 first appeared in several catalogues at the end of the 19th century.