Gamma Pyxidis
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Right ascension | 08h 50m 31.92282s |
| Declination | −27° 42′ 35.4421″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.010 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | red clump |
| Spectral type | K3 III |
| U−B color index | +1.368 |
| B−V color index | +1.284 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +24.5±0.7 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −134.31 mas/yr Dec.: 87.89 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 15.73±0.17 mas |
| Distance | 207 ± 2 ly (63.6 ± 0.7 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.00 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.64 M☉ |
| Radius | 21.87 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 178 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.35 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,270 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.05 dex |
| Age | 4.29±2.49 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| γ Pyx, CPD−27°3442, FK5 332, GC 12216, HD 75691, HIP 43409, HR 3518, SAO 176559 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Gamma Pyxidis, Latinized from γ Pyxidis, is a single, orange-hued star in the southern constellation Pyxis. It is visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.010. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.73 mas as seen from Earth, it is located about 207 light years from the Sun. The star is moving further from the Sun with a radial velocity of +24.5 km/s.