How to see it
Alp Pyx has a visual magnitude of about 3.66: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Alp Pyx: right ascension 8h 43m 36s, declination −33° 11′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
Alp Pyx. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42828, HD 74575, Gaia DR3 5639188675501966464. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5639188675501966464
- HIP
- 42828
- HD
- 74575
- gaia_dr3
- 5639188675501966464
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Alp Pyx
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.66