θ Pyxidis (theta Pyxidis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:12 | Tran: 14:08 | Set: 19:03

Alt: -5.78° Az: 116.68° Direction: East-South-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 09h 22m 37s

Declination -26° 04’ 30”

Hour Angle 18h 32m 54s

Sidereal Time 03h 55m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 21m 29s

Declination -25° 57’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 254.81°

Galactic Latitude 16.72°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.72

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.30

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature 3608K

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

Distance (parsec) 160.00

Distance (light year) 521.60

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Pyxidis
(theta Pyxidis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD80874

SAO Catalogue SAO177322

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45902

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 7114

FK5 Catalogue 1243

Visibility from Your Location

Today's θ Pyxidis (theta Pyxidis) rise, transit and set times from Laduo, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Urumqi):

Azimuth: 116.1° RISE 9:12

Max altitude: 34.9° TRANSIT 14:08

Azimuth: 243.9° SET 19:03

Name:	Laduo, China
Latitude:	29° 0' 20.9" N
Longitude:	93° 5' 9.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Urumqi

Set Location

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