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Eta Pyx has a visual magnitude of about 5.23: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Eta Pyx: right ascension 8h 37m 52s, declination −26° 15′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

Eta Pyx. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42334, HD 73495, Gaia DR3 5647071417958187392. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.