l Pup, a B[e] star

[Olivier GARDE]

Here's a spectrum of l Pup taken last night, very low on my home horizon (about 15 degrees).

The B[e] stars (around 10 known stars) were added to Bess data base last October.

Here's the list :


So don't forget to make spectra of this type of stars (there are no or few spectra in Bess).

l Pup is the brightest B[e] star (mag. V=3,93) but very low from Europe.