Star
α Pyxidis
HIP 42828 · Blue-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.18) — a surface around 13,100 K.
Distance
879 light-years
Spectral type
B1.5III
Brightness
mag 3.68
Absolute mag
-3.47
Luminosity
2,134 × Sun
Surface
~13,100 K
Right ascension
8h 43m 36s
Declination
−33° 11′
- α Pyxidis is a blue-white giant in Pyxis.
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More stars in Pyxis
- β Pyxidismag 3.97
- 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.