δ Sextantis (delta Sextantis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:29 | Tran: 10:12 | Set: 15:56

Alt: 25.74° Az: 225.98° Direction: South-West

δ Sextantis is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Sextans.

δ Sextantis visual magnitude is 5.21. Because of its faintness, δ 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.

Image of δ Sextantis (delta Sextantis) star

DSS2 image of δ Sextantis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Sextantis during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 30m 44s

Declination -02° 51’ 59”

Hour Angle 02h 41m 44s

Sideral Time 13h 12m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 29m 28s

Declination -02° 44’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 248.42°

Galactic Latitude 44.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for δ Sextantis (delta Sextantis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.21

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.39

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Sextantis is distant 299.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.00

Distance (light year) 299.91

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Sextantis
(delta Sextantis)

Flamsteed designation 29 Sextantis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD90882

SAO Catalogue SAO137600

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51362

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 3155

FK5 Catalogue 1270

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 92.9° RISE 4:29

Max altitude: 35.7° TRANSIT 10:12

Azimuth: 267.1° SET 15:56

Set Location

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