Eta Pyx

HIP 42334; Eta Pyx DoubleStar Pyx Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.27

Spectral Type A0V

Star Color Blue-white (B-V -0.04)

Distance 85.8 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 37m 52.2s

Dec -26° 15' 18.0"

Constellation Pyx

HR 3420

HIP 42334

Bayer Eta

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Multiple Star System

Separation 17.5″

Companion Mag 13.0

Position Angle 93°

Star Colors A: Blue-white

Discoverer RST2571

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 17.5″ · PA: 93° · N up, E left

Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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