ε Pyxidis (epsilon Pyxidis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:40 | Tran: 17:29 | Set: 20:17

Alt: -17.96° Az: 116.67° Direction: East-South-East

ε Pyxidis is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Pyxis.

ε Pyxidis visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, ε Pyxidis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ε Pyxidis (epsilon Pyxidis) star

DSS2 image of ε Pyxidis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Pyxidis during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 11m 01s

Declination -30° 28’ 11”

Hour Angle 18h 37m 56s

Sidereal Time 03h 48m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 09m 56s

Declination -30° 21’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 256.42°

Galactic Latitude 11.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Pyxidis (epsilon Pyxidis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.52

Spectral Type A4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

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

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

Star System Properties

ε Pyxidis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ε Pyxidis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.59

Secondary star magnitude 9.89

Magnitude difference 4.3

Separation 17.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Pyxidis is distant 212.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 65.15

Distance (light year) 212.38

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Pyxidis
(epsilon Pyxidis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD78922

SAO Catalogue SAO200047

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45001

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 7194

FK5 Catalogue 1241

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ε Pyxidis (epsilon Pyxidis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.5° RISE 14:40

Max altitude: 8.1° TRANSIT 17:29

Azimuth: 239.5° SET 20:17

Set Location

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