How to see it
Zet Pyx has a visual magnitude of about 4.62: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Zet Pyx: right ascension 8h 39m 42s, declination −29° 33′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
Zet Pyx. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42483, HD 73898, Gaia DR3 5642296582557070080. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5642296582557070080
- HIP
- 42483
- HD
- 73898
- gaia_dr3
- 5642296582557070080
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Zet Pyx
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.62