α-Pyx (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Pyx is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 15° above the horizon.
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Name
α-Pyx
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h43m35s [4] |
| Declination: | −33°11'10" [4] |
| Constellation: | Pyxis |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.65 (V) [2] 3.44 (BT) [2] 3.63 (VT) [2] 3.66 (G) [4] 3.58 (BP) [4] 3.79 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 243.4 parsec 793.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 304.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.28 |
Sources