Constellation
Pyxis
Pyxis (Pyx) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is α Pyx (magnitude 3.68).
| Latin name | Pyxis |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Pyx |
| Brightest star | α Pyx |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 65 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 7 |
| Deep-sky objects | 32 |
| Galaxies | 8 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- α Pyx 3.68 · 793.8 light-years
- β Pyx 3.97 · 385.5 light-years
- γ Pyx 4.02 · 210.2 light-years
- κ Pyx 4.62 · 522.8 light-years
- θ Pyx 4.71 · 640.0 light-years
- λ Pyx 4.71 · 191.0 light-years
- ζ Pyx 4.86 · 235.3 light-years
- δ Pyx 4.87 · 231.6 light-years
- Gl 314A 5.05 · 64.0 light-years
- HIP 43352 5.19 · 269.3 light-years
- η Pyx 5.24 · 246.7 light-years
- HIP 41817 5.42 · 345.1 light-years
- ε Pyx 5.59 · 214.5 light-years
- HIP 41723 5.61 · 1,086 light-years
- HIP 42923 5.74 · 2,125 light-years
- HIP 41515 5.75 · 1,419 light-years
- HIP 43370 5.86 · 688.1 light-years
- HIP 42147 5.95 · 674.7 light-years
- HIP 43002 6.07 · 344.5 light-years
- HIP 42928 6.10 · 262.6 light-years
- HIP 42455 6.12 · 133.6 light-years
- HIP 46329 6.12 · 2,087 light-years
- HIP 44887 6.15 · 360.3 light-years
- HIP 43394 6.17 · 339.6 light-years
- HIP 41949 6.19 · 236.9 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
Deep-sky objects
- PSR B0844-35 (J0846-3533) Pulsar
- PSR B0826-34 (J0828-3417) Pulsar
- PSR B0853-33 (J0855-3331) Pulsar
- PSR J0900-3144 Pulsar
- PSR J0838-2827 Pulsar
- Pyxis Globular cluster
- Ruprecht 74 Star cluster
- NGC 2818 Star cluster
- ESO 370-17 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 68 Star cluster
- FSR 1382 Star cluster
- ESO 371-25 Star cluster
- NGC 2635 Star cluster
- ESO 370-13 Star cluster
- FSR 1389 Star cluster
- NGC 2658 Star cluster
- FSR 1371 Star cluster
- Collinder 196 Star cluster
- NGC 2627 Star cluster
- FSR 1381 Star cluster
- ESO 432-03 Star cluster
- FSR 1367 Star cluster
- FSR 1366 Star cluster
- FSR 1345 Star cluster
- FSR 1346 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 62 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 157 Star cluster
- NGC 2818 Planetary nebula
- M 3- 6 Planetary nebula
- K 1- 1 Planetary nebula
- K 1- 2 Planetary nebula
- A 29 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- HIPASS J0905-36 25.9 million light-years
- ESO 495-021 26.0 million light-years
- ESO 496-010 25.4 million light-years
- ESO 497-004 62.0 million light-years
- KK 71 32.0 million light-years
- DDO 56 32.0 million light-years
- NGC 2663 97.9 million light-years
- IC 2469 77.5 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 44290
- HIP 44130
- HIP 42394
- HIP 41449
- HIP 43114
- HIP 41939
- Gl 309
- HIP 45249
- HIP 43853
- HIP 42071
- HIP 45754
- HIP 42075
- HIP 43590
- HIP 42775
- HIP 43215
- HIP 43338
- HIP 43573
- HIP 41572
- GJ 9287A
- Gl 314B
- GJ 3525
- GJ 9269
- HD 73256
- HD 77338
- Gl 329
- HD 73267
- TOI-6695
- Gl 318
- GJ 317
- WASP-170
- GJ 9287B
- GJ 1118
- HATS-52
- GJ 3518
- GJ 3533
- 2MASSI J0859254-194926
- 2MASS J08441409-2924121
- CWISE J084506.51-330532.7
- WISE J091408.96-345941.5
- WISEPC J083641.12-185947.2