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B-type giant star in the constellation Pyxis
Alpha Pyxidis
Location of α Pyxidis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Pyxis
Right ascension 08 43 35.53756
Declination −33° 11′ 10.9898″
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.67
Characteristics
Spectral type B1.5III
U−B color index −0.84
B−V color index −0.19
Variable type Beta Cephei
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+15.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −14.27 mas/yr
Dec.: +10.43 mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.71 ± 0.14 mas
Distance880 ± 30 ly
(270 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−3.47
Details
Mass10.7 M☉
Radius6.3 ± 1.0 R☉
Luminosity10,000 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.63 cgs
Temperature24,300 K
Metallicity −0.18 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)11 km/s
Other designations
Alpha Pyx, α Pyx, CPD−32° 2399, FK5 327, HD 74575, HIP 42828, HR 3468, SAO 199546
Database references
SIMBADdata

Alpha Pyxidis, Latinised from α Pyxidis, is a giant star in the constellation Pyxis. It is the brightest star in Pyxis, and is easily visible to the naked eye. It has a stellar classification of B1.5III and is a Beta Cephei variable. This star has more than ten times the mass of the Sun and is more than six times the Sun's radius. The surface temperature is 24,300 K and the star is about 10,000 times as luminous as the Sun. Stars such as this with more than 10 solar masses are expected to end their life by exploding as a supernova.

A light curve for Alpha Pyxidis, plotted from TESS data.

Naming

In Chinese, 天狗 (Tiān Gǒu), meaning Celestial Dog, refers to an asterism consisting of α Pyxidis, e Velorum, f Velorum, β Pyxidis, γ Pyxidis and δ Pyxidis. Consequently, α Pyxidis itself is known as 天狗五 (Tiān Gǒu wǔ, English: the Fifth Star of Celestial Dog).

References

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