Its story
The Pyx has a visual magnitude of about 3.92: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for The Pyx: right ascension 9h 21m 30s, declination −25° 57′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
The Pyx. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45902, HD 80874, Gaia DR3 5638274087975114240. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 45902
- Right ascension
- 9h 21m 30s
- Declination
- −25° 57′ 56″
- Magnitude
- 3.92
- Distance
- ≈ 640 ly
Data: gaia-dr3