Beta Pyxidis
Second brightest star in Pyxis, a fast-rotating G-type giant.
Beta Pyxidis is a double star in the southern constellation Pyxis. With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.954, it is the second brightest star in that faint constellation. The primary is a G-type bright giant or giant star with an unusually high rotation rate, possibly due to having engulfed a giant planet.
Quick Facts
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.954
- Distance
- 420 light-years (128 parsecs)
- Spectral type
- G7II-III
- Effective temperature
- 5283 K
- Projected rotational velocity
- 11.8 km/s
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