NV Puppis (NV Pup), also known as ÃÂ <sup>1</sup> Puppis, is a class B2V (blue main-sequence) 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 ó 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 (Latin letter) v<sup>1</sup> and v<sup>2</sup> Puppis, but these are rarely used. Lacaille applied the Greek letter ÃÂ to the star now called ÃÂ Carinae. The designation ÃÂ <sup>1</sup> first appeared in several catalogues at the end of the 19th century.