RZ Pyxidis explained

RZ Pyxidis is eclipsing binary system in the constellation Pyxis, made up of two young stars less than 200,000 years old. Both are hot blue-white stars of spectral type B7V and are around 2.5 times the size of the Sun. One is around five times as luminous as the sun and the other around four times as luminous.[1] The system is classified as a Beta Lyrae variable, he apparent magnitude ranging from 8.83 to 9.72 over 0.66 days.[2]

Notes and References

  1. RZ Pyxidis – an early-type marginal contact binary . Bell . S. A. . Malcolm . G. J. . . 0035-8711 . 227 . 1987 . 2 . 481–500 . 1987MNRAS.227..481B . 10.1093/mnras/227.2.481 . free .
  2. Web site: RZ Pyxidis . Watson, Christopher . 4 January 2010 . The International Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. 31 July 2015.