T Pyxidis

Summary

T Pyxidis is a cataclysmic variable star^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of cataclysmic_variable_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• T Pyxidis is credited with the discovery of Henrietta Swan Leavitt^[3].
• T Pyxidis's image is recorded as Tpyx hst big.jpg^[4].
• T Pyxidis's instance of is recorded as cataclysmic variable star^[5].
• T Pyxidis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• T Pyxidis's constellation is recorded as Pyxis^[7].
• T Pyxidis's Commons category is recorded as T Pyxidis^[8].
• T Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J09044150-3222474^[9].
• T Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as T Pyx^[10].
• T Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5628258258606112768^[11].
• T Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 0900-31^[12].
• T Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as TIC 17897279^[13].
• T Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 5628258258606112768^[14].
• T Pyxidis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02bk1b^[15].
• T Pyxidis's significant event is recorded as nova^[16].
• T Pyxidis's significant event is recorded as nova^[17].
• T Pyxidis's significant event is recorded as nova^[18].
• T Pyxidis's significant event is recorded as nova^[19].
• T Pyxidis's significant event is recorded as nova^[20].
• T Pyxidis's significant event is recorded as nova^[21].
• T Pyxidis's type of variable star is recorded as recurrent nova^[22].
• T Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6671'}^[23].
• T Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.149'}^[24].
• T Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.962'}^[25].
• T Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.684'}^[26].
• T Pyxidis's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.3467'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cataclysmic variable star^[5] and near-infrared source^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J09044150-3222474^[9], T Pyx^[10], Gaia DR2 5628258258606112768^[11], AAVSO 0900-31^[12], TIC 17897279^[13], and Gaia DR3 5628258258606112768^[14].

Why It Matters

T Pyxidis ranks in the top 7% of cataclysmic_variable_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]