AK Pyxidis

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AK Pyxidis
AKPyxLightCurve.png
A visual band light curve for AK Pyxidis, plotted from data published by Tabur et al. (2009) [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Pyxis
Right ascension 08h 48m 14.62631s [2]
Declination −28° 38 19.6757 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.09-6.51 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M5III [3]
Variable type semiregular variable [3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: -10.60 ± 0.29 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: −8.05 ± 0.29 [2]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.68 ± 0.41  mas [2]
Distance 700 ± 60  ly
(210 ± 20  pc)
Details
Luminosity 1500 [4]   L
Temperature 3410 K [4]   K
Other designations
AK Pyxidis, CD−61° 1428, HD 75306, HIP 43215, SAO 176496. [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data

AK Pyxidis is a semiregular variable star located in the constellation Pyxis. It varies between magnitudes 6.09 and 6.51, [3] making it very faintly visible to the naked eye under excellent dark sky conditions. It has been found to pulsate with periods of 55.5, 57.9, 86.7, 162.9 and 232.6 days simultaneously. [1] Located around 1228 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 1500 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3410 K. [4]

The variability of AK Pyxidis was discovered during the analysis of the Hipparcos satellite data. It was given the variable star designation AK Pyxidis in 1999. [6]

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