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List of stars in Pyxis

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This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Pyxis, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name B Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag. 		abs.
mag. 		Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
α Pyx α 74575 42828 08 43 35.55 −33° 11′ 11.1″ 3.68 −3.39 845 B1.5III β Cep variable, Vmax = 3.67, Vmin = 3.70
β Pyx β 74006 42515 08 40 06.14 −35° 18′ 29.9″ 3.97 −1.41 388 G5II/III
γ Pyx γ 75691 43409 08 50 32.01 −27° 42′ 36.2″ 4.02 −0.01 209 K3III
κ Pyx κ 78541 44824 09 08 02.86 −25° 51′ 30.7″ 4.62 −1.25 487 K4/K5III variable star, ΔV = 0.006, P = 8.50919 d
θ Pyx θ 80874 45902 09 21 29.60 −25° 57′ 55.5″ 4.71 −1.31 522 M0III semiregular variable
λ Pyx λ 81169 46026 09 23 12.34 −28° 50′ 02.1″ 4.71 0.98 182 G8III
ζ Pyx ζ 73898 42483 08 39 42.49 −29° 33′ 39.1″ 4.86 0.56 236 G5III
δ Pyx δ 76483 43825 08 55 31.52 −27° 40′ 53.9″ 4.87 0.66 226 A3IV
HD 73752 73752 42430 08 39 08.07 −22° 39′ 46.5″ 5.05 3.55 65 G3/G5V
HD 75605 75605 43352 08 49 51.50 −32° 46′ 49.5″ 5.19 0.96 229 G8III
η Pyx η 73495 42334 08 37 52.17 −26° 15′ 17.9″ 5.24 0.89 242 A0V suspected variable
HD 72310 72310 41817 08 31 30.94 −19° 34′ 38.8″ 5.42 0.08 381 B9.5IV/V
ε Pyx ε 78922 45001 09 09 56.41 −30° 21′ 55.0″ 5.59 1.52 212 A4IV variable star, ΔV = 0.006, P = 6.15574 d
HD 72227 72227 41723 08 30 28.62 −32° 09′ 33.4″ 5.61 −2.21 1194 K3III
HD 74824 74824 42923 08 44 51.93 −37° 08′ 50.1″ 5.74 −2.47 1430 B2III variable star, ΔV = 0.013, P = 2.72703 d
XY Pyx XY 71801 41515 08 27 59.43 −35° 06′ 49.6″ 5.75 −1.68 1000 B2V β Lyr variable
HD 75629 75629 43370 08 50 02.24 −29° 27′ 46.8″ 5.86 −1.44 939 G8III
HD 73072 73072 42147 08 35 28.72 −26° 50′ 36.7″ 5.95 −1.10 838 A1V+...
HD 74879 74879 43002 08 45 49.30 −25° 23′ 17.2″ 6.07 0.87 357 A3IV/V
HD 74706 74706 42928 08 44 55.16 −21° 10′ 04.2″ 6.10 1.63 255 A5V
HD 73900 73900 42455 08 39 22.21 −36° 36′ 24.5″ 6.12 3.10 131 F3/F5V
HD 81753 81753 46329 09 26 44.91 −28° 47′ 15.7″ 6.12 −2.32 1590 B5V variable star, ΔV = 0.010, P = 1.23490 d
HD 78676 78676 44887 09 08 43.56 −26° 46′ 03.5″ 6.15 0.86 373 A4IV
HD 75649 75649 43394 08 50 21.65 −28° 37′ 03.4″ 6.17 0.91 368 B9V
HD 72626 72626 41949 08 33 04.85 −24° 36′ 24.8″ 6.19 1.72 255 F2IV/V
HD 77361 77361 44290 09 01 11.40 −26° 39′ 48.9″ 6.20 0.81 389 K1IIICN...
HD 77087 77087 44130 08 59 15.85 −28° 48′ 21.9″ 6.24 0.44 472 G8III
HD 73603 73603 42394 08 38 40.29 −19° 44′ 12.9″ 6.32 −0.90 906 M1III suspected variable
HD 71622 71622 41449 08 27 16.43 −31° 40′ 21.8″ 6.33 −0.28 685 G8III
AI Pyx AI 75112 43114 08 46 49.25 −34° 37′ 22.7″ 6.33 −0.86 896 B3V irregular variable
VX Pyx VX 72688 41939 08 32 58.51 −34° 38′ 02.6″ 6.36 0.78 426 G8III RS CVn variable, Vmax = 6.32, Vmin = 6.42
HD 72673 72673 41926 08 32 52.26 −31° 30′ 09.7″ 6.38 5.95 40 K0V
HD 79456 79456 45249 09 13 21.53 −29° 39′ 51.9″ 6.38 −0.98 964 K5III
HD 76512 76512 43853 08 55 55.93 −23° 49′ 06.3″ 6.39 2.16 229 A4V
HD 72913 72913 42071 08 34 29.73 −27° 05′ 53.5″ 6.40 −1.11 1035 K3III variable star, ΔV = 0.006, P = 7.67872 d
HD 80590 80590 45754 09 19 47.94 −34° 06′ 11.9″ 6.40 −0.20 681 B8V
HD 72954 72954 42075 08 34 31.95 −32° 35′ 54.2″ 6.41 2.42 205 G5V
HD 76072 76072 43590 08 52 38.70 −36° 32′ 43.2″ 6.41 −1.15 1062 G8III+... suspected variable, ΔV = 0.15
HD 74475 74475 42775 08 42 57.01 −35° 56′ 36.1″ 6.42 0.77 439 A0V
AK Pyx AK 75306 43215 08 48 14.63 −28° 38′ 19.6″ 6.42 −0.45 771 M5III semiregular variable
HD 75495 75495 43338 08 49 44.94 −21° 02′ 53.9″ 6.48 1.96 261 A6IV
HD 76001 76001 43573 08 52 26.14 −32° 30′ 33.5″ 6.49 −0.48 807 K2/K3III
HD 71815 71815 41572 08 28 36.06 −23° 04′ 15.5″ 6.50 0.49 519 A1/A2V
TY Pyx TY 77137 44164 08 59 42.72 −27° 48′ 58.7″ 6.87 183.9 G5IV+G5IV RS CVn variable, Vmax = 6.85, Vmin = 7.5, P = 3.1985787 d
HD 73256 CS 73256 42214 08 36 23.02 −30° 02′ 15.5″ 8.08 5.27 119 G9V BY Dra variable, ΔV = 0.03, P = 13.97 d; has a planet (b)
HD 77338 77338 44291 09 01 00.0 −24° 28′ 23″ 8.63 133 K0V has a planet (b)
HD 73267 73267 42202 08 36 17.78 −34° 27′ 35.9″ 8.90 5.20 179 G5V has a planet (b)
RZ Pyx RZ 75920 43541 08 52 04.40 −27° 29′ 01.5″ 9.17 1220 B7V β Lyr variable
R Pyx R 42975 08 45 30.70 −28° 12′ 02.8″ 10.40 1860 C Mira variable, Vmax = 7.8, Vmin = 12.0, P = 364.7 d
XX Pyx XX 08 58 39.04 −24° 35′ 10.6″ 11.49 A4V δ Sct and rotating ellipsoidal variable
Gliese 317 08 40 59.21 −23° 27′ 22.6″ 11.98 49.9 M3.5 has a planet (b) and an unconfirmed planet (c)
WASP-170 09 01 39.9 −20° 43′ 14″ 12.79 G1 has a transiting planet (b)
T Pyx T 09 04 41.50 −32° 22′ 47.5″ 15.5 recurrent nova, Vmax = 6.2, Vmin = 15.5, P = 0.07622886 d
VZ Pyx VZ 08 59 19.84 −24° 28′ 55.4″ 16.8 SU UMa variable, Vmax = 11.8, Vmin = 16.8, P = 0.07332 d
Table legend:

 • Name = Proper name
 • B = Bayer designation
 • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
 • Var = Variable star designation
 • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
 • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
 • RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
 • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

 • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude
 • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv)
 • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
 • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
 • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties

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