VY Pyxidis

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VY Pyxidis
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A visual band light curve for VY Pyxidis, plotted from data published by Sanwal and Sarma (1991) [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0        Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Pyxis
Right ascension 08h 54m 29.6305s [2]
Declination −23° 31 18.575 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)7.13 - 7.40 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type F3/5III [4]
Variable type BL Her [3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: 11.081 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: 29.509 [2]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.9495 ± 0.0186  mas [2]
Distance 826 ± 4  ly
(253 ± 1  pc)
Details
Mass 2.4 [5]   M
Radius 6.5 [6]   R
Luminosity 46 [6]   L
Surface gravity (log g)2.987 [5]   cgs
Temperature 6,133 [5]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.101 [5]   dex
Other designations
VY Pyx, BD−22° 2440, HD 76296, HIP  43736, SAO 176679
Database references
SIMBAD data

VY Pyxidis is a BL Herculis variable (type II Cepheid) in the constellation of Pyxis. It ranges between apparent magnitudes 7.13 and 7.40 over a period of 1.23995 days. [3] Located around 826 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 46 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 6,133  K

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References

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