Zeta Pyxidis

Zeta Pyxidis
Location of ζ Pyxidis (circled)


Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Pyxis
Right ascension	08^h 39^m 42.49^s
Declination	−29° 33' 39.1"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+4.86
Distance	236 ly (72 pc)
Spectral type	G5III
Other designations
ζ Pyxidis, ζ Pyx, Zeta Pyx, CCDM J08397-2934A, CPD−29 2756, FK5 2680, GC 11907, HD 73898, HIP 42483, HR 3433, PPM 254920, SAO 176253, WDS J08397-2934A.

Zeta Pyxidis (Zeta Pyx, ζ Pyxidis, ζ Pyx) is multiple star system in constellation of Pyxis, with an apparent magnitude of +4.86. The primary component is a yellow G-type giant. It is approximately 236 light years from Earth.

Zeta Pyxidis is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 45.6 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 22,900 and 57,100 light years from the center of the Galaxy.^[1]

Zeta Pyxidis will come closest to the Sun 1.1 million years from now when it will brighten to magnitude 4.24 from a distance of 183 light years.^[1]

References

1 2 Zeta Pyxidis (HIP 42483)

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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