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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	3430
HD	73752
Constellation	Pyxis
Right Ascension	8h 39m 8s
Declination	-22° 39' 43"
Distance	64 light years 20 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.1 Absolute: +3.6
Spectral Class	G3 Yellow Dwarf (A) and K0 Orange Dwarf (B)
Optimum Visibility	February
Notes	A binary system in the northern parts of Pyxis, HR 3430 consists of two dwarf stars, one a yellow G-type and the other an orange K-type. The two component stars take a period of 123 years to complete an orbit of their common centre of gravity.

The designation given to a pair of yellow stars in the constellation Pyxis. The HR 3430 system lies less than seventy light years from Earth.

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