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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:19 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:32
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4 Sextantis

Altitude: -28.7°   Azimuth: 34.1°   Direction: North-East

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

4 Sextantis visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, 4 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 4 Sextantis is -0.147 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.055 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 4 Sextantis star
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);

Key facts about 4 Sextantis

6.24
Main-sequence

4 Sextantis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -28.7°
Azimuth: 34.1°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 4 Sextantis

4 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 4 Sextantis are provided in the following table:

09h 50m 30s
+04° 20’ 36”
232.58°
41.26°
Sextans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 4 Sextantis in the sky:

Finder chart 4 Sextantis star
Simplified finder chart for 4 Sextantis.

Visibility of 4 Sextantis from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 85.7°
Max altitude: 42.9°
Azimuth: 274.3°

Distance of 4 Sextantis from the Sun and relative movement

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.

45.91 pc
149.68 ly
17 km/s
-0.147 arcsec/year
-0.055 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 4 Sextantis

4 Sextantis belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.93
F7V
6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Sextantis is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of 4 Sextantis

4 Sextantis
SAO117937
SAO117937