How to see it
Eta Pyx has a visual magnitude of about 5.23: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Eta Pyx: right ascension 8h 37m 52s, declination −26° 15′ 18″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Eta Pyx. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42334, HD 73495, Gaia DR3 5647071417958187392.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5647071417958187392
- HIP
- 42334
- HD
- 73495
- gaia_dr3
- 5647071417958187392
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Eta Pyx
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.23