14 Sextantis

14 Sextantis is a giant star in the constellation of Sextans.

14 Sextantis visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its reltive faintness, 14 Sextantis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 14 Sextantis is -0.034 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about 14 Sextantis

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 14 Sextantis

14 Sextantis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 14 Sextantis are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 14 Sextantis in the sky:

Visibility of 14 Sextantis from your location

Today's 14 Sextantis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Distance of 14 Sextantis from the Sun and relative movement

14 Sextantis is distant 345.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of 14 Sextantis

14 Sextantis belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Sextantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of 14 Sextantis