Lambda Pyxidis (HIP 46026), a yellow supergiant star in Stars

Lambda Pyxidis (HIP 46026) is a yellow supergiant star (G8.5IIIb Fe-1) in Stars, 192 light years from Earth at magnitude 4.71.

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Lambda Pyxidis (HIP 46026)

Lambda Pyxidis is a yellow supergiant star in the constellation Stars. At 192 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.71. Iron abundance: -0.09 (81% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 36.0 km/s. Galactic orbit: 23,457 28,170 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 9h 23m, Dec -28° 50'

Spectral type: G8.5IIIb Fe-1

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