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25 Sextantis

Altitude: -41.0°   Azimuth: 19.7°   Direction: North-North-East

25 Sextantis is a variable star in the constellation of Sextans.

25 Sextantis visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its reltive faintness, 25 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 25 Sextantis is -0.05 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 25 Sextantis star
DSS2 image of 25 Sextantis. The red arrow shows the motion of 25 Sextantis during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 25 Sextantis

5.97

25 Sextantis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -41.0°
Azimuth: 19.7°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 25 Sextantis

25 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 25 Sextantis are provided in the following table:

10h 23m 26s
-04° 04’ 27”
248.33°
42.58°
Sextans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 25 Sextantis in the sky:

Finder chart 25 Sextantis star
Simplified finder chart for 25 Sextantis.

Visibility of 25 Sextantis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 25 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):

Azimuth: 94.1°
Max altitude: 34.4°
Azimuth: 265.9°

Distance of 25 Sextantis from the Sun and relative movement

25 Sextantis is distant 351.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

107.76 pc
351.29 ly
23 km/s
-0.05 arcsec/year
0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 25 Sextantis

25 Sextantis belongs to spectral class B9 25 Sextantis is also a SiCrSr chemically peculiar star.

0.81
B9
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 25 Sextantis is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 25 Sextantis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 25 Sextantis

25 Sextantis
SAO137533
SAO137533