In Evidence
Other stars in Pyxis
- α Pyxidis
- β Pyxidis
- γ Pyxidis
- κ Pyxidis
- λ Pyxidis
- θ Pyxidis
- δ Pyxidis
- ζ Pyxidis
- HR3430
- HR3512
- η Pyxidis
- HR3367
- ε Pyxidis
- HR3362
- HR3343
- HR3479
- HR3513
- HR3402
- HR3483
- HR3745
- HR3473
- HR3434
- HR3637
- HR3516
- HR3381
- HR3597
- HR3585
- HR3425
- HR3336
- HR3385
- HR3490
- HR3384
- HR3559
- HR3710
- HR3534
- HR3463
- HR3397
- HR3507
- HR3419
- HR3533
- HR3344
- HR3646
- HR3335
- HR3339
- HR3345
- HR3364
- HR3353
- HR3607
β Pyxidis (beta Pyxidis)
β Pyxidis is a double supergiant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Pyxis.
β Pyxidis visual magnitude is 3.97. Because of its moderate brightness, β Pyxidis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Pyxidis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Star System Properties
β Pyxidis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the β Pyxidis double sysyem:
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
β Pyxidis is distant 388.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's β Pyxidis (beta Pyxidis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):