Epsilon Pyxidis

Epsilon Pyxidis

Location of ε Pyxidis (circled)
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Pyxis
Right ascension	09h 09m 56.41s
Declination	−30° 21' 55.0"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.59
Distance	212 ly (65 pc)
Spectral type	A4IV
Other designations
ε Pyxidis, ε Pyx, Epsilon Pyx, CCDM J09099-3022A, CPD−29  2933, FK5 1241, GC 12659, HD 78922, HIP 45001, HR 3644, IDS 09057-2957 A, PPM 286124, SAO 200047, WDS J09099-3022A

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.