κ-Pyx (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , κ-Pyx is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 16° above the horizon at dusk.
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Name
κ-Pyx
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h08m02s [4] |
| Declination: | -25°51'30" [4] |
| Constellation: | Pyxis |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.61 (V) [2] 6.68 (BT) [2] 4.78 (VT) [2] 3.96 (G) [4] 4.87 (BP) [4] 3.05 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 160.3 parsec 522.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.61 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 35.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 89.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.41 |
Sources