λ Pyxidis (lambda Pyxidis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:48 | Tran: 16:51 | Set: 19:54

Alt: -62.19° Az: 315.72° Direction: North-West

λ Pyxidis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Pyxis.

λ Pyxidis visual magnitude is 4.69. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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.

Image of λ Pyxidis (lambda Pyxidis) star

DSS2 image of λ Pyxidis. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Pyxidis during the next 1000 years (-2.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 24m 18s

Declination -28° 56’ 38”

Hour Angle 10h 32m 35s

Sidereal Time 19h 56m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 23m 12s

Declination -28° 50’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 257.26°

Galactic Latitude 15.04°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.69

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.96

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 4943K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Pyxidis is distant 181.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 55.80

Distance (light year) 181.92

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.123 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Pyxidis
(lambda Pyxidis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD81169

SAO Catalogue SAO177374

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46026

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 7196

FK5 Catalogue 2747

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 118.9° RISE 13:48

Max altitude: 9.6° TRANSIT 16:51

Azimuth: 241.1° SET 19:54

Set Location

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