β Pyxidis (beta Pyxidis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:00 | Tran: 14:16 | Set: 19:32

Alt: 33.21° Az: 152.10° Direction: South-South-East

β Pyxidis is a double supergiant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Pyxis.

β Pyxidis visual magnitude is 3.97. Because of its moderate brightness, β Pyxidis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of β Pyxidis. The red arrow shows the motion of β Pyxidis during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 41m 06s

Declination -35° 23’ 59”

Hour Angle 22h 05m 11s

Sidereal Time 06h 46m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 40m 06s

Declination -35° 18’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 256.24°

Galactic Latitude 3.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for β Pyxidis (beta Pyxidis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.97

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.41

Spectral Type G7I

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Pyxidis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of β Pyxidis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

β Pyxidis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the β Pyxidis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 3.97

Secondary star magnitude 12.47

Magnitude difference 8.5

Separation 12.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

β Pyxidis is distant 388.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.05

Distance (light year) 388.10

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation β Pyxidis
(beta Pyxidis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74006

SAO Catalogue SAO199490

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42515

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 5128

FK5 Catalogue 2681

Visibility from Your Location

Today's β Pyxidis (beta Pyxidis) rise, transit and set times from Bang Pahan, Tailandia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Bangkok):

Azimuth: 125.4° RISE 9:00

Max altitude: 40.1° TRANSIT 14:16

Azimuth: 234.6° SET 19:32

Name:	Bang Pahan, Tailandia
Latitude:	14° 27' 43.9" N
Longitude:	100° 32' 42.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Bangkok

Set Location

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