Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Pyxis |
Right ascension | 08h 54m 29.6305s[2] |
Declination | −23° 31′ 18.575″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.13 - 7.40[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | F3/5III[4] |
Variable type | BL Her[3] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 11.081[2] mas/yr Dec.: 29.509[2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 3.9495 ± 0.0186 mas[2] |
Distance | 826 ± 4 ly (253 ± 1 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 2.4[5] M☉ |
Radius | 6.5[6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 46[6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.987[5] cgs |
Temperature | 6,133[5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.101[5] dex |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
VY Pyxidis is a BL Herculis variable (type II Cepheid) in the constellation of Pyxis. It ranges between apparent magnitudes 7.13 and 7.40 over a period of 1.23995 days.[3] Located around 826 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 46 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 6,133 K
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