The Galactic position and direction of Alpha Pyxidis relative to Earth's Sun . Note that, at this extreme scale, the two stars are effectively in the same place.
With an apparent magnitude of +3.7, this is a rather faint star to an observer on Earth . Nonetheless, it is the brightest in the sparse constellation of
Pyxis .
Irregularities in the structure of Alpha Pyxidis mean that its brightness changes over time. While it appears dim and faint from Earth , this is due to its great distance of nearly 880 light years - in fact, it is a gigantic, powerful and brilliant star .
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41 Draconis
47 Cygni
75 Cygni
a Velorum
AU Microscopii
AX Microscopii
b Velorum
Chaophraya
CS Camelopardalis
DH Tauri
e Aquilae
Ebla
ε Indi
Erakis
Gakyid
Gliese 440
Gliese 687
Gliese 887
GX Andromedae
HD 37131
HR 6842
IL Aquarii
k Hydrae
Kapteyn's Star
KELT-20
Kepler-102
Kepler-444
Komondor
KR Muscae
Kruger 60 A
DO Cephei
La Superba
Mazaalai
Mekbuda
Miram
Nashira
Nosaxa
ο1 Cygni
Petra
π Cephei
Pincoya
Polis
ρ Leonis
s Velorum A
Struve 2398 B
θ Hydrae
V509 Cassiopeiae
w Carinae
x Carinae
Xi Boötis B
15 Orionis
52 Orionis
Acubens
Adhafera
Alchiba
Alfirk
Alkaphrah
Alnilam
Antares
Arneb
Atria
Avior
Azmidi
Berehynia
Betelgeuse
BF Orionis
Capella
Cerberus
χ Cygni
d Lupi
δ Caeli
δ Muscae
Deneb
Diya
Dombay
EE Leonis
ε Reticuli
η Carinae
f Velorum
FL Virginis
γ Pavonis
Gar
Groombridge 1618
Hatysa
HD 37130
Hind's Crimson Star
HO Librae
HR 1911
ι Leonis B
ι1 Scorpii
Koeia
Mebsuta
Mira
Mirfak
Mu Aquilae
Naos
ν2 Canis Majoris
ν Cephei
ν Persei
ο Capricorni B
Orkaria
Polaris
Proxima Centauri
Ran
ρ Cassiopeiae
ρ Cygni
Rigel
α Centauri A
Ross 154
Ross 156
Sadr
Sargas
Schedar
Sharjah
σ Orionis
Sirius B
Suhail
τ Ceti
Teegarden's Star
Tevel
Thabit
θ Circini
Tureis
U Sagittarii
Unurgunite
UV Ceti
van Maanen's Star
Wezen
Wolf 359
Wolf 498
WX Ursae Majoris
ζ Arae
Al Sumut
Hertzprung-Russell diagram plotting the temperature and luminosity of Al Sumut (marked by the red circle) relative to other stars .
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