6 Sextantis

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:08 | Tran: 16:44 | Set: 22:20

Alt: 32.42° Az: 160.47° Direction: South

6 Sextantis is a giant star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Sextans.

6 Sextantis visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, 6 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 6 Sextantis. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Sextantis during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 52m 30s

Declination -04° 21’ 48”

Hour Angle 22h 54m 14s

Sidereal Time 08h 46m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 51m 14s

Declination -04° 14’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.68°

Galactic Latitude 36.39°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.07

Spectral Type A8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature 8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Sextantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Sextantis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Sextantis is distant 199.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.31

Distance (light year) 199.88

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Sextantis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD85364

SAO Catalogue SAO137183

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48341

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 2794

FK5 Catalogue 370

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Sextantis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.4° RISE 11:08

Max altitude: 34.2° TRANSIT 16:44

Azimuth: 265.6° SET 22:20

Set Location

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