β-Pyx (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , β-Pyx is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.
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Name
β-Pyx
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h40m06s [2] |
| Declination: | −35°18'30" [2] |
| Constellation: | Pyxis |
| Magnitude: | 3.96 (V) [2] 5.12 (BT) [2] 4.06 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 127.6 parsec 415.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.91 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 23.0 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 154.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.57 |
Sources