Epsilon Pyxidis (HIP 45001), a white bright giant star in Stars

Epsilon Pyxidis (HIP 45001) is a white bright giant star (A6III-IV) in Stars, 212 light years from Earth at magnitude 5.59.

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Epsilon Pyxidis (HIP 45001)

Epsilon Pyxidis is a white bright giant star in the constellation Stars. At 212 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.59. Iron abundance: 0.01 (102% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 17.7 km/s. Galactic orbit: 23,242 37,991 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 9h 9m, Dec -30° 21.9'

Spectral type: A6III-IV

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