4 Sextantis

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:07 | Tran: 17:26 | Set: 23:46

Alt: 36.09° Az: 219.70° Direction: South-West

4 Sextantis is a main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Sextans.

4 Sextantis visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, 4 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 4 Sextantis. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Sextantis during the next 1000 years (-2.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.92 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 51m 49s

Declination +04° 13’ 25”

Hour Angle 02h 04m 40s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 50m 30s

Declination +04° 20’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 232.58°

Galactic Latitude 41.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Sextantis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.93

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Sextantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Sextantis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Sextantis is distant 149.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 45.91

Distance (light year) 149.68

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.147 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 4 Sextantis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD85217

SAO Catalogue SAO117937

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48273

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 2240

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 4 Sextantis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.8° RISE 11:07

Max altitude: 42.7° TRANSIT 17:26

Azimuth: 274.2° SET 23:46

Set Location

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