δ Pyxidis (delta Pyxidis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:10 | Tran: 15:20 | Set: 19:31

Alt: -72.48° Az: 313.31° Direction: North-West

δ Pyxidis is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Pyxis.

δ Pyxidis visual magnitude is 4.89. Because of its moderate brightness, δ 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 δ Pyxidis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Pyxidis during the next 1000 years (1.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 56m 37s

Declination -27° 46’ 50”

Hour Angle 11h 02m 38s

Sidereal Time 19h 59m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 55m 31s

Declination -27° 40’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.25°

Galactic Latitude 11.21°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Pyxidis (delta Pyxidis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.89

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.68

Spectral Type A3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

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

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

Star System Properties

δ 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 δ Pyxidis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.89

Secondary star magnitude 13.99

Magnitude difference 9.1

Separation 23.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Pyxidis is distant 226.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.44

Distance (light year) 226.39

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.079 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.102"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Pyxidis
(delta Pyxidis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD76483

SAO Catalogue SAO176697

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43825

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 6072

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7095

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ Pyxidis (delta Pyxidis) rise, transit and set times from Galatádes, Grecia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 117.8° RISE 11:10

Max altitude: 21.5° TRANSIT 15:20

Azimuth: 242.2° SET 19:31

Name:	Galatádes, Grecia
Latitude:	40° 45' 21.2" N
Longitude:	22° 16' 50.2" E
Timezone:	Europe/Athens

Set Location

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