ζ-Pyx (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ζ-Pyx is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 19° above the horizon.
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Name
ζ-Pyx
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h39m42s [4] |
| Declination: | −29°33'41" [4] |
| Constellation: | Pyxis |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.88 (V) [2] 6.00 (BT) [2] 4.97 (VT) [2] 4.62 (G) [4] 5.09 (BP) [4] 3.99 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 72.1 parsec 235.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.88 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 94.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 195.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.59 |
Sources