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Name
  T Pyx  
AAVSO UID
000-BBQ-228 (400888 observations)  
Constellation
Pyxis Sequence
J2000.0
09 04 41.50 -32 22 47.7  (136.17292 -32.37992) Search nearby
B1950.0 09 02 37.14 -32 10 47.8
Galactic coord. 257.207 +9.707
Other names

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1SWXRT J090441.4-322247 1SWXRT J090441.4-322248 1SWXRT J090441.5-322247
1SWXRT J090441.5-322248 1SXPS J090441.4-322249 2MASS J09044150-3222474
3XMM J090441.5-322247 AAVSO 0900-31 AN 32.1913
ASAS J090442-3222.8 CMC 1008252 CMC15 J090441.5-322247
CXOGSG J090441.4-322247 Downes T Pyx GALEX J090441.4-322247
GALEX J090441.5-322247 GSC2.3 S6AI012547 HV 3348
PPMX 090440.1-322202 SSS_J090441.5-322247 UCAC2 18153313
UCAC4 289-049669 USNO-A2.0 0525-10863198 USNO-B1.0 0576-0274337
WISE J090441.51-322247.5 WISEA J090441.51-322247.6 XMMOM J090441.5-322248
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Variability type
NR
Spectral type pec(NOVA)
Mag. range
6.4 - 15.5 V
Discoverer H. Leavitt
Epoch
10 Jan 1967 (HJD 2439501) Ephemeris
Outburst 1967
Period (7000 d)  (19.16 y)
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto After its brightest maximum in 2011, it gradually faded to its faintest minimum.
2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto Record-breaking peak at JD 2455693.6 (2011, May 12.1).
3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto GCVS outburst cycle 7000 days. Period is increasing.
4 GCVS Team Previous outbursts were observed in 1890, 1902, 1920, 1944.
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References
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1 The orbital period and system parameters of the recurrent nova T Pyx 2010MNRAS.409..237U
2 R.J. Strope, B.E. Schaefer, A.A. Henden, 2010, arXiv:1004.3698v1
[astro-ph.SR]		 2010arXiv1004.3698S
3 R.J. Strope, B.E. Schaefer, A.A. Henden, 2010, arXiv:1004.3698v1
[astro-ph.SR]		 2010arXiv1004.3698S
4 Catalina Real-time Transient Survey, 2011 (SSS Data) 2009ApJ...696..870D
5 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 (2006 archival version) 2005JAD....11....2D
6 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 2001PASP..113..764D
7 F.M.Bateson, M.Morel, R.Winnett, Charts for southern variables, ser. N10,
1979.		 --
8 General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 4th Edition, Volumes I-III, P.N.
Kholopov et al.		 --
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Revision History
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8 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2023-03-13 15:03 UTC Minimum magnitude from AAVSO data.
7 Schmeer, Patrick 2018-03-26 14:41 UTC UCAC4 position. Discoverer's given names added.
6 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-05-20 18:08 UTC New maximum magnitude from 2011 eruption's AAVSO V-data.
5 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-01-20 21:38 UTC Primary record creation. Orbital period from reference. UCAC3 position.
4 Admin, VSX 2010-04-29 00:57 UTC Update from [2010arXiv1004.3698S].
3 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
2 Admin, VSX 2007-03-23 19:52 UTC Discoverer added.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial database population.

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