Lambda Pyxidis

Lambda Pyxidis
Location of λ Pyxidis (circled)


Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Pyxis
Right ascension	09^h 23^m 12.34^s
Declination	−28° 50' 02.1"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+4.71
Distance	182 ly (56 pc)
Spectral type	G8III
Other designations
λ Pyxidis, λ Pyx, Lambda Pyx, CPD−28 3717, FK5 2747, GC 12952, HD 81169, HIP 46026, HR 3733, PPM 256086, SAO 177374.

Lambda Pyxidis (Lambda Pyx, λ Pyxidis, λ Pyx) is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.71. It is approximately 182 light years from Earth.

Lambda Pyxidis is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 36 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,400 and 28,100 light years from the center of the Galaxy.^[1]

References

↑ Lambda Pyxidis (HIP 46026)

Stars of Pyxis

Bayer	α β γ δ ε ζ η θ κ λ

Variable	R T RZ TY UZ VW VX VY VZ WX XX XY AI AK CS

HR	3336 3344 3362 3367 3381 3384 3397 3402 3425 3430 3434 3463 3473 3479 3483 3507 3512 3513 3516 3533 3534 3559 3585 3597 3637 3710 3745

HD	72913 73267 77338 79456

Other	Gliese 317 Gliese 318

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