AK Pyxidis is a semiregular

variable Variable may refer to: * Variable (computer science), a symbolic name associated with a value and whose associated value may be changed * Variable (mathematics), a symbol that represents a quantity in a mathematical expression, as used in many ...

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located in the constellation

Pyxis Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass (contrasting with Circinus, which represents a draftsman's compasses). Pyxis was introduced by Nicolas-Lo ...

. It varies between magnitudes 6.09 and 6.51, pulsating to multiple periods simultaneously of 55.5, 57.9, 86.7, 162.9 and 232.6 days. Located around 1228 light-years distant, it shines with a

luminosity Luminosity is an absolute measure of radiated electromagnetic power (light), the radiant power emitted by a light-emitting object over time. In astronomy, luminosity is the total amount of electromagnetic energy emitted per unit of time by a st ...

approximately 1500 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 3410 K.

References

Pyxis Semiregular variable stars M-type giants Pyxidis, AK Durchmusterung objects 75306 043215 {{var-star-stub