δ-Pyx (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , δ-Pyx is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 19° above the horizon.

Name δ-Pyx
Object type Star
Other names
δ-Pyx
Delta Pyxidis
HR 3556[1]
HD 76483
HIP 43825[3]
TYC 6580-2780-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:08h55m31s [2]
Declination:−27°40'54" [2]
Constellation:Pyxis
Magnitude:4.87 (V) [2]
5.03 (BT) [2]
4.88 (VT) [2]
Distance:75.8 parsec
247.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.13
Proper motion (speed):129.6 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):140.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.47

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