AK Pyxidis
Star in the constellation Pyxis
AK Pyxidis is a semiregular variable star located in the constellation Pyxis. It varies between magnitudes 6.09 and 6.51, making it very faintly visible to the naked eye under excellent dark sky conditions. It has been found to pulsate with periods of 55.5, 57.9, 86.7, 162.9 and 232.6 days simultaneously. Located around 1228 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 1,400 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3,333 K.
The variability of AK Pyxidis was discovered during the analysis of the Hipparcos satellite data. It was given the variable star designation AK Pyxidis in 1999.
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