Epsilon Pyxidis

Epsilon Pyxidis
Location of ε Pyxidis (circled)


Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Pyxis
Right ascension	09^h 09^m 56.41^s
Declination	−30° 21' 55.0"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.59
Distance	212 ly (65 pc)
Spectral type	A4IV
Other designations
ε Pyxidis, ε Pyx, Epsilon Pyx, CCDM J09099-3022A, CPD−29 2933, FK5 1241, GC 12659, HD 78922, HIP 45001, HR 3644, IDS 09057-2957 A, PPM 286124, SAO 200047, WDS J09099-3022A

Epsilon Pyxidis (Epsilon Pyx, ε Pyxidis, ε Pyx) is multiple star system in constellation of Pyxis, with an apparent magnitude of +5.59. The primary component is a white A-type subgiant. It is approximately 212 light years from Earth.

Epsilon Pyxidis is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 17.7 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,200 and 37,900 light years from the center of the Galaxy.^[1]

References

↑ Epsilon Pyxidis (HIP 45001)

Stars of Pyxis

Bayer	α β γ δ ε ζ η θ κ λ

Variable	R T RZ TY UZ VW VX VY VZ WX XX XY AI AK CS

HR	3336 3344 3362 3367 3381 3384 3397 3402 3425 3430 3434 3463 3473 3479 3483 3507 3512 3513 3516 3533 3534 3559 3585 3597 3637 3710 3745

HD	72913 73267 77338 79456

Other	Gliese 317 Gliese 318

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