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Pyxis



Abbreviation: Pyx
Genitive: Pyxidis
Right Ascension: 8.93 hours
Declination: -31.03 degrees
  Pyxis, the Compass, is completely visible in latitudes South of 53 degrees North from January - March.

Pyxis was invented by Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 - 1752.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
ALP PYX 8.00:43.00:35.54 -33.00:11.00:11.02 3.68
GAM PYX 8.00:50.00:31.93 -27.00:42.00:35.59 4.01
THE PYX 9.00:21.00:29.59 -25.00:57.00:55.67 4.72
EPS PYX 9.00:9.00:56.42 -30.00:21.00:55.39 5.59
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
NGC 2627 08 37.3 -29 57 OPNCL 08.4 363 20
NGC 2658 08 43.4 -32 39 OPNCL 09.2 363 20
NGC 2818 09 16.0 -36 37 OPNCL 08.2 364 20
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
TY Pyx 8.00:57.00:34.00 -27.00:37.00:11.00 EA/D/RS 7.50 6.85
UZ Pyx 8.00:44.00:31.10 -29.00:32.00:39.00 SRB 7.47 6.99
VV Pyx 8.00:25.00:19.80 -20.00:40.00:40.00 EA/DM 7.05 6.57
VX Pyx 8.00:31.00:1.10 -34.00:27.00:46.00 RS 6.42 6.32
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
HJ 4200 09 20.7 -31 45 7.3, 7.9 3.10 73 20 364