UZ Pyxidis
Observational data | |
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| Epoch: | J2000.0 [1] |
| Constellation: | Pyxis [1] |
| Right ascension: | 08h 46m 36.33187s [1] |
| Declination: | −29° 43′ 41.1989″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude: | 6.99 - 7.63 [2] |
UZ Pyxidis is a semiregular variable star located in the constellation Pyxis. It varies between magnitudes 6.99 and 7.83 over 159 days.[2] Located around 2116 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 3560 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3482 K.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 SIMBAD, UZ Pyxidis (accessed 31 July 2015)
- 1 2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto (15 April 2012). "AK Pyxidis". The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
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