γ-Pyx (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , γ-Pyx is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 19° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:48, 19° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:59, when it sinks below 18° above your southern 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 |
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