Star
β Pyxidis
HIP 42515 · Yellow bright giant
True colour from its B–V index (0.94) — a surface around 4,900 K.
Distance
416 light-years
Spectral type
G5II/III
Brightness
mag 3.97
Absolute mag
-1.56
Luminosity
366 × Sun
Surface
~4,900 K
Right ascension
8h 40m 06s
Declination
−35° 19′
- β Pyxidis is a yellow bright giant in Pyxis.
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More stars in Pyxis
- α Pyxidismag 3.68
- γ Pyxidismag 4.02
- κ Pyxidismag 4.62
- θ Pyxidismag 4.71
- λ Pyxidismag 4.71
- ζ Pyxidismag 4.86
Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.