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Pyxis

Genitive: Pyxidis

Southern Spring 221 sq° Pyx

Brightest star: Alpha Pyxidis (mag 3.68)

RA 08h 48m 0.0s · Dec -28d 00' 0"

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Pyxis - Mythology

Mythology

The Compass (of a ship), another part of the Argo Navis complex created by Lacaille. Represents the ship's magnetic compass.

Observing Highlights

A small constellation with few bright objects. Contains T Pyxidis, a recurrent nova, and some faint open clusters.

When is Pyxis up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude 10°Jan 01:00 — altitude 12°Jan 02:00 — altitude 11°Jan 03:00 — altitude 8°Jan 04:00 — altitude 3°Jan 05:00 — altitude -3°Jan 06:00 — altitude -11° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude -20° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude -32° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude -22°Jan 20:00 — altitude -13°Jan 21:00 — altitude -5°Jan 22:00 — altitude 2°Jan 23:00 — altitude 7°Jan: best around 01:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude 11°Feb 01:00 — altitude 8°Feb 02:00 — altitude 3°Feb 03:00 — altitude -3°Feb 04:00 — altitude -11°Feb 05:00 — altitude -20°Feb 06:00 — altitude -29° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude -65° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude -13° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude -5° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude 2°Feb 21:00 — altitude 7°Feb 22:00 — altitude 11°Feb 23:00 — altitude 12°Feb: best around 23:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude 4°Mar 01:00 — altitude -2°Mar 02:00 — altitude -10°Mar 03:00 — altitude -19°Mar 04:00 — altitude -28°Mar 05:00 — altitude -37° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude 10°Mar 21:00 — altitude 12°Mar 22:00 — altitude 11°Mar 23:00 — altitude 9°Mar: best around 21:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude -10°Apr 01:00 — altitude -19°Apr 02:00 — altitude -28°Apr 03:00 — altitude -38°Apr 04:00 — altitude -47° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude 11° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude 8°Apr 22:00 — altitude 4°Apr 23:00 — altitude -3°Apr: best around 21:00 localMayMay 00:00 — altitude -28°May 01:00 — altitude -37°May 02:00 — altitude -47° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude -3° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude -10° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude -19°JunJun 00:00 — altitude -47° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude -64° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude -68° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude -19° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude -29° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude -38° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude -64°Jul 01:00 — altitude -68° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude -66° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude -60° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude -43° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude -38° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude -48° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)AugAug 00:00 — altitude -66°Aug 01:00 — altitude -60°Aug 02:00 — altitude -52°Aug 03:00 — altitude -42° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude -33° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude -48° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude -64°Aug 23:00 — altitude -68°SepSep 00:00 — altitude -51°Sep 01:00 — altitude -42°Sep 02:00 — altitude -32°Sep 03:00 — altitude -23°Sep 04:00 — altitude -14° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude -6° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude -57° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude -64° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude -68°Sep 22:00 — altitude -66°Sep 23:00 — altitude -59°OctOct 00:00 — altitude -33°Oct 01:00 — altitude -23°Oct 02:00 — altitude -14°Oct 03:00 — altitude -6°Oct 04:00 — altitude 1°Oct 05:00 — altitude 7° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude -64° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude -68°Oct 20:00 — altitude -66°Oct 21:00 — altitude -60°Oct 22:00 — altitude -51°Oct 23:00 — altitude -42°Oct: best around 04:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude -14°Nov 01:00 — altitude -6°Nov 02:00 — altitude 1°Nov 03:00 — altitude 7°Nov 04:00 — altitude 10°Nov 05:00 — altitude 12°Nov 06:00 — altitude 11° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude -68° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude -66° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude -59°Nov 20:00 — altitude -51°Nov 21:00 — altitude -41°Nov 22:00 — altitude -32°Nov 23:00 — altitude -22°Nov: best around 05:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude 1°Dec 01:00 — altitude 7°Dec 02:00 — altitude 10°Dec 03:00 — altitude 12°Dec 04:00 — altitude 11°Dec 05:00 — altitude 8°Dec 06:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude -3° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude -60° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -51°Dec 19:00 — altitude -42°Dec 20:00 — altitude -32°Dec 21:00 — altitude -23°Dec 22:00 — altitude -14°Dec 23:00 — altitude -6°Dec: best around 03:00 local
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
Below horizon (-40°)

Upcoming (local)

Rise 14:52
Transit 18:10 12°
Set 21:36

Across the year

Best month February
Peak altitude 12°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year 974

Neighboring Constellations

Puppis Vela Hydra Antlia

Main Stars in Pyxis

20
Alpha Pyx

HIP 42828; Alpha Pyx

3.68 mag 106.5″ B: 8.1 B1.5 III Easy
Beta Pyx

HIP 42515; Beta Pyx

3.97 mag G7Ib-II Easy
Gamma Pyx

HIP 43409; Gamma Pyx

4.01 mag K3-III Easy
Kappa Pyx

HIP 44824; Kappa Pyx

4.58 mag 2.1″ B: 10.1 K4III Very Hard
Lambda Pyx

HIP 46026; Lambda Pyx

4.69 mag G8.5IIICN-1.5* Easy
Theta Pyx

HIP 45902; Theta Pyx

4.72 mag M1III Easy
Zeta Pyx

HIP 42483; Zeta Pyx

4.89 mag 52.4″ B: 9.6 G4III Medium
Delta Pyx

HIP 43825; Delta Pyx

4.89 mag A3IV Easy
HIP 42430
5.05 mag 0.3″ B: 6.8 G6IV Easy
HIP 43352
5.21 mag G5III Easy
Eta Pyx

HIP 42334; Eta Pyx

5.27 mag A0V Easy
HIP 41817
5.42 mag 0.4″ B: 6.7 A0V Very Hard
Epsilon Pyx

HIP 45001; Epsilon Pyx

5.59 mag A4IV-V Easy
HIP 41723
5.65 mag K2III Easy
HIP 41515
5.75 mag 25.1″ B: 9.7 B3V Medium
HIP 42923
5.76 mag B2III Easy
HIP 43370
5.87 mag G8III Easy
HIP 42147
5.96 mag A1V+G-KIII Easy
HIP 43002
6.10 mag A2V: Easy
HIP 46329
6.10 mag 0.5″ B: 7.5 B6Ve Very Hard

Double Stars in Pyxis

14
HIP 42394
6.33 mag 4.4″ B: 9.2 K5III Medium
Zeta Pyx

HIP 42483; Zeta Pyx

4.89 mag 52.4″ B: 9.6 G4III Medium
Alpha Pyx

HIP 42828; Alpha Pyx

3.68 mag 106.5″ B: 8.1 B1.5 III Easy
HIP 41515
5.75 mag 25.1″ B: 9.7 B3V Medium
HIP 45837
6.82 mag 3.0″ B: 7.9 B9.5V Medium
Kappa Pyx

HIP 44824; Kappa Pyx

4.58 mag 2.1″ B: 10.1 K4III Very Hard
HIP 41603
6.67 mag 18.2″ B: 11.8 B8III Very Hard
HIP 42302
6.48 mag 22.6″ B: 11.8 F0IV-V Very Hard
HIP 41949
6.19 mag 0.6″ B: 6.8 A8IV Very Hard
HIP 42455
6.13 mag 1.0″ B: 7.9 F1IV Very Hard
Eta Pyx

HIP 42334; Eta Pyx

5.27 mag A0V Easy
Beta Pyx

HIP 42515; Beta Pyx

3.97 mag G7Ib-II Easy
Delta Pyx

HIP 43825; Delta Pyx

4.89 mag A3IV Easy
Epsilon Pyx

HIP 45001; Epsilon Pyx

5.59 mag A4IV-V Easy

Deep Sky Objects in Pyxis

8
Open Cluster (4)
NGC 2627 survey image
NGC 2627
8.0 mag 11. Easy
NGC 2658 survey image
NGC 2658
9.0 mag 12. Easy
NGC 2818 survey image
NGC 2818
8.2 mag 9. Easy
NGC 2635 survey image
NGC 2635
11.2 mag 3. Hard
Galaxy (4)
NGC 2613 survey image
NGC 2613
10.4 mag 7.2 Sb Hard
NGC 2888 survey image
NGC 2888
12.5 mag 0.8 E Very Hard
NGC 2717 survey image
NGC 2717
14.0 mag E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 2891 survey image
NGC 2891
14.0 mag E-S0 Very Hard