HD 59635

HD 59635 is a triple star system in the Puppis constellation. It has the Bayer designation of y¹ Puppis, though it is usually just referred to as y Puppis. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.43. It is located at galactic longitude 251.64 and galactic latitude -9.93. The system is made up of two B-type main sequence stars in an eccentric 15-day orbit, with a white dwarf in a wider orbit.^[3]

HD 59635

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Puppis
Right ascension	07h 29m 5.7s[1]
Declination	−38° 48′ 44″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.43[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	B5Vp[2]
B−V color index	−0.16[2]
Astrometry
Other designations
y1 Puppis, SAO 198045, HD 59635, HR 2875, CD−38°3400[1]
Database references
SIMBAD	data