Zeta Pyxidis

Observation data; Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
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
	ζ Pyxidis, ζ Pyx, Zeta Pyx, CCDM J08397-2934A, CPD−29 2756, FK5 2680, GC 11907, HD 73898, HIP 42483, HR 3433, PPM 254920, SAO 176253, WDS J08397-2934A.

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]

References

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