18 Sextantis
Above the horizon.
Rise: 11:49 | Tran: 17:03 | Set: 22:18
Alt: 27.10°
Az: 155.63°
Direction: South
18 Sextantis is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Sextans.
18 Sextantis visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, 18 Sextantis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
DSS2 image of 18 Sextantis. The red arrow shows the motion of 18 Sextantis during the next
10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 18 Sextantis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 18 Sextantis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 18 Sextantis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
18 Sextantis is distant 473.15 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 18 Sextantis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):