Zeta Pyx

HIP 42483; Zeta Pyx DoubleStar Pyx Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.89

Spectral Type G4III

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.90)

Distance 155.3 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 08h 39m 42.5s

Dec -29° 33' 40.0"

Constellation Pyx

HR 3433

HIP 42483

Bayer Zeta

Double Cat 6923

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Multiple Star System

Separation 52.4″

Companion Mag 9.6

Position Angle 61°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer HJ 4120

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 52.4″ · PA: 61° · N up, E left

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

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