33 Sextantis

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:45 | Tran: 17:34 | Set: 23:22

Alt: 18.34° Az: 118.15° Direction: South-South-West

33 Sextantis is a sub-giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Sextans.

33 Sextantis visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, 33 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 33 Sextantis. The red arrow shows the motion of 33 Sextantis during the next 1000 years (-2.28 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 42m 42s

Declination -01° 52’ 31”

Hour Angle 20h 12m 33s

Sidereal Time 06h 55m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 41m 24s

Declination -01° 44’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.38°

Galactic Latitude 47.42°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 33 Sextantis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.58

Spectral Type K1IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 33 Sextantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 33 Sextantis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

33 Sextantis is distant 112.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 34.39

Distance (light year) 112.10

Radial Speed 43 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.137 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.121"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 33 Sextantis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD92588

SAO Catalogue SAO137728

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52316

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 2364

FK5 Catalogue 404

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 33 Sextantis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.9° RISE 11:45

Max altitude: 36.6° TRANSIT 17:34

Azimuth: 268.1° SET 23:22

Set Location

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