Pyxis the Compass
The
smallest and least impressive of the four parts into which the
constellation Argo Navis the ship was divided into in the 1750s by
Lacaille. The other sections Carina, Puppis and Vela.
There
are no objects of particular interest to users of binoculars despite
the fact that the constellation lies in the Milky Way.
The
brightest star and only one above mag 4.0 is alpha at mag 3.7 which
is a B1 giant with a surface temperature of 22,000’C and is 880
light years away.
T
Pyx is a recurrent Nova that has erupted more times than any other
Nova. T Corona Borealis is
referred to as the Blaze Star because it became much brighter. T Pyx
erupted in 1890, 1902, 1920, 1944, 1960 and 2011. It lies between
beta and lambda. At its brightest it has reached the 6th
magnitude.
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