How to see it
Lam Pyx has a visual magnitude of about 4.46: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Lam Pyx: right ascension 9h 23m 12s, declination −28° 50′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
Lam Pyx. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46026, HD 81169, Gaia DR3 5636377945815560192. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5636377945815560192
- HIP
- 46026
- HD
- 81169
- gaia_dr3
- 5636377945815560192
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Lam Pyx
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5636377945815560192
- HD 81169
- HIP 46026
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.46