V346 Puppis

V346 Puppis (shortened as V346 Pup) is a red supergiant star located 4332.09 light years away in the constellation Puppis. 

It is a carbon star, meaning it contains more carbon than oxygen in its atmosphere. This is why it has a spectral type of C D. It has a radius of 1,025 times that of the radius of the Sun. It has an effective temperature of 1,875 K.

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Category:Red giants