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Name
  VZ Pyx  
AAVSO UID
000-BBQ-159 (4973 observations)  
Constellation
Pyxis Sequence
J2000.0
08 59 19.84 -24 28 55.3  (134.83267 -24.48203) Search nearby
B1950.0 08 57 07.76 -24 17 11.7
Proper motion
RA: -16.7 +/- 2.7 mas/yDec: -8.6 +/- 2.6 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 250.252 +13.883
Other names

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1H 0857-242 1RXS J085921.7-242847 1WGA J0859.3-2428
2MASS J08591984-2428553 2RXP J085919.8-242851 2RXS J085920.3-242852
AAVSO 0854-24 ASASSN-V J085919.75-242855.4 ATO J134.8325-24.4820
CRTS J085919.9-242857 Downes VZ Pyx GALEX J085919.8-242855
Gaia DR3 5652773897568243072 Pyx1 X 0857-242
XMMSL1 J085920.0-242902 XMMSL2 J085919.3-242857 ZTF20adbxfwr
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Variability type
UGSU
Spectral type em
Mag. range
11.8 - 16.8 V
Discoverer --
Epoch
--
Outburst --
Period 0.07332 d  (105.58 min)
Rise/eclipse dur. --
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References
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1 Gaia Collaboration; et al., 2018, Gaia Data Release 2. Summary of the
contents and survey properties
2018A&A...616A...1G
2 T. Kato et al., 2009, arXiv:0905.1757v1 [astro-ph.SR] 2009arXiv0905.1757K
3 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 (2006 archival version) 2005JAD....11....2D
4 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 2001PASP..113..764D
5 Catalogue of Stellar Spectral Classifications (Skiff, 2009-2016) 1996A&AS..117..449Z
6 D.de Martino, R.Gonzalez-Riestra, P.Rodriguez, D.Buckley, J.Dickson,
R.A.Remillard, IAU Circ No.5481, 1992.
1992IAUC.5481....1D
7 K. Mukai, The Intermediate Polars --
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Catalog Data
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2MASS J = 14.19H = 13.87K = 13.61J - K = 0.57
AllWISE W1 = 13.20W2 = 12.97W3 = 12.13W1 - W2 = 0.22
APASS-DR9 B = 14.73V = 14.62g' = 14.66r' = 14.67i' = 14.64B - V = 0.11
GALEX-DR5 FUV = 16.95NUV = 17.06FUV - NUV = -0.11
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7 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2024-07-04 22:18 UTC Other names added.
6 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2020-05-14 23:45 UTC Gaia DR2 position.
5 Admin, VSX 2017-12-15 13:39 UTC Spectral type from Skiff (VizieR on-line data: B/mk)
4 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-06-10 21:32 UTC Maximum magnitude from ASAS-3 data. UCAC3 position.
3 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
2 Admin, VSX 2009-05-14 00:46 UTC Update from [2009arXiv0905.1757K].
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial upload.