35 Sextantis

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:09 | Tran: 10:30 | Set: 16:51

Alt: 1.59° Az: 275.42° Direction: West

35 Sextantis is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Sextans.

35 Sextantis visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, 35 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 35 Sextantis. The red arrow shows the motion of 35 Sextantis during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 44m 37s

Declination +04° 37’ 02”

Hour Angle 06h 13m 01s

Sideral Time 16h 57m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 43m 20s

Declination +04° 44’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.46°

Galactic Latitude 52.16°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 35 Sextantis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.86

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature 4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 35 Sextantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 35 Sextantis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

35 Sextantis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 35 Sextantis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.79

Secondary star magnitude 6.89

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 6.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

35 Sextantis is distant 696.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.68

Distance (light year) 696.58

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 35 Sextantis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD92841

SAO Catalogue SAO118449

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52452

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 2384

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7902

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 35 Sextantis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.4° RISE 4:09

Max altitude: 43.1° TRANSIT 10:30

Azimuth: 274.6° SET 16:51

Set Location

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