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public  Pappadátes, Grecia Pappadátes, Grecia  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Athens
Sunrise: 6:19 
Transit: 13:41 
Sunset: 21:04
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θ Pyxidis (theta Pyxidis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:28 | Tran: 15:52 | Set: 20:16
Alt: -64.48°   Az: 293.37°   Direction: West-North-West

θ Pyxidis is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Pyxis.

θ Pyxidis visual magnitude is 4.72. Because of its moderate brightness, θ 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 θ Pyxidis (theta Pyxidis) star
DSS2 image of θ Pyxidis. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Pyxidis during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 22m 37s
-26° 04’ 30”
10h 15m 30s
19h 38m 07s

J2000

09h 21m 29s
-25° 57’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

254.81°
16.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Pyxidis (theta Pyxidis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.72
Giant

-1.30
M1III
3608K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Pyxidis is distant 521.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

160.00
521.60
20 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Pyxidis
(theta Pyxidis)
SAO177322
SAO177322

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 116.1°
Max altitude: 24.6°
Azimuth: 243.9°