[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.73 mas as seen from Earth,[1] it is located about 207 light years from the Sun.

[2] It is a red clump star on the horizontal branch,[11] indicating that it is generating energy through helium fusion at its core.

The composition of the stellar atmosphere is similar to the Sun, having roughly the same abundance of iron in its spectrum.

Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 21,300 and 30,700 light years from the center of the Galaxy.

Consequently, γ Pyxidis itself is known as 天狗六 (Tiān Gǒu liù, English: the Sixth Star of Celestial Dog.