How to see it
Kap Pyx has a visual magnitude of about 3.96: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap Pyx: right ascension 9h 8m 3s, declination −25° 51′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
Kap Pyx. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44824, HD 78541, Gaia DR3 5650133695272371968. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5650133695272371968
- HIP
- 44824
- HD
- 78541
- gaia_dr3
- 5650133695272371968
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap Pyx
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.96