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public  Nacala, Mozambique Nacala, Mozambique  ⓘ
TimezoneAfrica/Maputo
Sunrise: 5:42 
Transit: 11:19 
Sunset: 16:56
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ζ Pyxidis (zeta Pyxidis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:22 | Tran: 13:54 | Set: 20:26
Alt: 43.11°   Az: 117.19°   Direction: South-South-West

ζ Pyxidis is a variable and double giant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Pyxis.

ζ Pyxidis visual magnitude is 4.89. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ 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 ζ Pyxidis (zeta Pyxidis) star
DSS2 image of ζ Pyxidis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Pyxidis during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 40m 46s
-29° 39’ 08”
20h 46m 35s
05h 27m 21s

J2000

08h 39m 42s
-29° 33’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

251.59°
7.31°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Pyxidis (zeta Pyxidis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.89
Giant

0.59
G4III
4996K

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

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

Star System Properties

ζ 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 ζ Pyxidis double sysyem:

4.89
9.09
4.2
52.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Pyxidis is distant 235.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

72.31
235.72
-32 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/y
-0.089"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ Pyxidis
(zeta Pyxidis)
SAO176253
SAO176253

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ζ Pyxidis (zeta Pyxidis) rise, transit and set times from Nacala, Mozambique are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Maputo):

Azimuth: 119.7°
Max altitude: 74.9°
Azimuth: 240.3°