Zeta Pyxidis
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Pyxis |
Right ascension | 08h 39m 42.49s |
Declination | −29° 33' 39.1" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.86 |
Distance | 236 ly (72 pc) |
Spectral type | G5III |
Other designations | |
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]
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