γ-Pyx (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , γ-Pyx is visible between 22:23 and 03:35. It will become accessible at around 22:23, when it rises to an altitude of 17° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:59, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:35 when it sinks below 17° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
γ-Pyx
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h50m31s [2] |
| Declination: | −27°42'35" [2] |
| Constellation: | Pyxis |
| Magnitude: | 4.02 (V) [2] 5.68 (BT) [2] 4.16 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 63.6 parsec 207.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.29 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 160.5 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 303.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.00 |
Sources