HD 64440, also known as a Puppis, is a spectroscopic binary [4] star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 3.71. [2] Located around 108 parsecs (350 ly) distant, [1] the primary is a bright giant of spectral type K1.5II and the secondary is an early A-type star. [4] They orbit with a period of about 7 years and eccentricity 0.351. [3]