4-Sex (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , 4-Sex is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:21 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 53° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.

Name 4-Sex
Object type Star
Other names
4-Sextans
4 Sextantis
HR 3893[1]
HD 85217
HIP 48273[3]
TYC 240-1806-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:09h50m30s [2]
Declination:+04°20'37" [2]
Constellation:Sextans
Magnitude:6.25 (V) [2]
6.79 (BT) [2]
6.29 (VT) [2]
Distance:44.7 parsec
145.6 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.42
Proper motion (speed):157.4 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):251.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):3.00

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