TY Pyxidis
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ty-pyxidis-260-12556730
title:
TY Pyxidis
text:
TY Pyxidis is an eclipsing binary star in the constellation Pyxis. The apparent magnitude ranges from 6.85 to 7.5 over 3.2 days. The two components are both of spectral type G5IV, have a mass of 1.2 solar masses and revolve around each other every 3.2 days. Each star is around 2.2 times the diameter of the Sun. The system is classified as either a RS Canum Venaticorum variable or a BY Draconis variable, stars that vary on account of prominent starspot activity, and lies 184 ± 5 light years away.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Star in the constellation Pyxis
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TY_Pyxidis
date created:
date modified:
2023-05-14T12:16:51Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/TYPyxLightCurve.png","width":1500,"height":975}
fields total:
13
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15