γ Pyxidis (gamma Pyxidis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:51 | Tran: 15:04 | Set: 18:17

Alt: -54.88° Az: 61.03° Direction: East-North-East

γ Pyxidis is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Pyxis.

γ Pyxidis visual magnitude is 4.01. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Pyxidis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Pyxidis during the next 1000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 51m 37s

Declination -27° 48’ 23”

Hour Angle 14h 18m 42s

Sidereal Time 23h 10m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 50m 31s

Declination -27° 42’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 251.57°

Galactic Latitude 10.33°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.02

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Pyxidis is distant 208.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.98

Distance (light year) 208.57

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.13 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.087"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Pyxidis
(gamma Pyxidis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75691

SAO Catalogue SAO176559

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43409

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 5986

FK5 Catalogue 332

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 117.8° RISE 11:51

Max altitude: 10.7° TRANSIT 15:04

Azimuth: 242.2° SET 18:17

Set Location

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