Eps

Its story

Epsilon Pyxidis shines in the small Compass constellation, a fragment broken from the ancient Argo Navis —the ship of the Greek Argonauts. It is a white A-type star some 212 light-years away, hotter and younger than the Sun. Its discreet light is part of the celestial instrument that Lacaille set upon the ship's deck to guide navigation through the southern stars.