440 B
440 B
name | constellation | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
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T Pyxidis | Pyx | editor.cs | 2023-11-05 17:13:16.565597 | editor.cs | 2023-11-05 17:13:16.565601 |
One of the most famous objects in the constellation, a recurrent nova with a minimum magnitude of 16. During unexpected outbursts that occur every 12 to 25 years, its brightness increases to 6-7 magnitude. Such outbursts were recorded in 1890, 1902, 1920, 1944, and 1966.