θ-Pyx (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , θ-Pyx is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:34 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 27° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:10.
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Name
θ-Pyx
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h21m29s [4] |
| Declination: | −25°57'55" [4] |
| Constellation: | Pyxis |
| Magnitude: | 4.73 (V) [2] 6.88 (BT) [2] 4.91 (VT) [2] 3.92 (G) [4] 4.97 (BP) [4] 2.94 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 196.2 parsec 639.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.68 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 16.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 232.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.74 |
Sources