ε Sextantis (epsilon Sextantis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:57 | Tran: 17:14 | Set: 22:31

Alt: 10.88° Az: 241.66° Direction: South-South-West

ε Sextantis is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Sextans.

ε Sextantis visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, ε 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 ε Sextantis (epsilon Sextantis) star

DSS2 image of ε Sextantis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Sextantis during the next 1000 years (-2.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 18m 54s

Declination -08° 11’ 49”

Hour Angle 04h 03m 21s

Sidereal Time 14h 22m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 17m 37s

Declination -08° 04’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.79°

Galactic Latitude 38.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Sextantis (epsilon Sextantis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.24

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.50

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.31

Temperature 7399K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Sextantis is distant 182.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 55.99

Distance (light year) 182.53

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.158 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Sextantis
(epsilon Sextantis)

Flamsteed designation 22 Sextantis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89254

SAO Catalogue SAO137469

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50414

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 3001

FK5 Catalogue 1263

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 98.2° RISE 11:57

Max altitude: 30.3° TRANSIT 17:14

Azimuth: 261.8° SET 22:31

Set Location

Other stars in Sextans