Magnitude 5.59 | Constellation Pyxis | |
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Similar NGC 2627, T Pyxidis, NGC 2818 |
Epsilon Pyxidis (Epsilon Pyx, ε Pyxidis, ε Pyx) is multiple star system in constellation of Pyxis, with an apparent magnitude of +5.59. The primary component is a white A-type subgiant. It is approximately 212 light years from Earth.
Epsilon Pyxidis is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 17.7 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,200 and 37,900 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
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