ζ-Pyx (Star)

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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.

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Name ζ-Pyx
Object type Star
Other names
ζ-Pyx
Zeta Pyxidis
HR 3433[1]
HD 73898
NSV 4186
HIP 42483[3]
TYC 6583-2588-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5642296582557070080[4]
Position
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°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.59
Visibility from Ashburn

All times shown in Ashburn local time.

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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