Pyxis
Pyxis is a constellation in the southern sky.
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| List of stars in Pyxis | |
| Abbreviation: | Pyx |
| Genitive: | Pyxidis |
| Symbology: | |
| Right ascension: | 9 h |
| Declination: | −30° |
| Area: | 221 sq. deg. (65th) |
| Main stars: | 3 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 10 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 4 |
| Bright stars: | 0 |
| Nearby stars: | 1 |
| Brightest star: | α Pyx (3.68m) |
| Nearest star: | Gliese 318 ( ly) |
| Messier objects: | None |
| Meteor showers: | None |
| Bordering constellations: | Hydra Puppis Vela Antlia |
| Visible at latitudes between +50° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of March | |
Pyxis Media
Pyxis is positioned just south of the star Alphard in the constellation Hydra midway between Virgo and Cancer. Although it is completely visible from latitudes south of 53 degrees north, its best evening-sky visibility is during February and March in the southern hemisphere.
The constellation of Pyxis, the compass, as it can be seen by the naked eye
Pyxis can be seen overlying the mast of Argo Navis
Hubble Space Telescope picture of T Pyxidis, showing ejected material from past eruptions
The planetary nebula NGC 2818, imaged by the Hubble telescope
