41 Sextantis

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:44 | Tran: 10:57 | Set: 16:09

Alt: -12.72° Az: 88.55° Direction: East

41 Sextantis is a multiple star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Sextans.

41 Sextantis visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, 41 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 41 Sextantis. The red arrow shows the motion of 41 Sextantis during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 51m 32s

Declination -09° 01’ 45”

Hour Angle 17h 23m 31s

Sideral Time 04h 15m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 50m 18s

Declination -08° 53’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 259.52°

Galactic Latitude 43.53°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 41 Sextantis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 41 Sextantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 41 Sextantis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

41 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 41 Sextantis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.79

Secondary star magnitude 11.59

Magnitude difference 5.8

Separation 27.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

41 Sextantis is distant 366.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 112.36

Distance (light year) 366.29

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 41 Sextantis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93903

SAO Catalogue SAO137823

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52980

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 3018

FK5 Catalogue 1281

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7942

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 41 Sextantis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.0° RISE 5:44

Max altitude: 29.5° TRANSIT 10:57

Azimuth: 261.0° SET 16:09

Set Location

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