ζ-Pyx (Star)
From Ashburn , ζ-Pyx is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:34 (EDT), 20° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:17, 21° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:22, when it sinks below 19° above your southern horizon.
Name
ζ-Pyx
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Object type
Star
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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° |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.59 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.