σ-Scl (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , σ-Scl is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 16° above the horizon.

Name σ-Scl
Object type Star
Other names
σ-Scl
Sigma Sculptoris
HR 293[1]
HD 6178
HIP 4852[3]
TYC 6999-2321-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:01h02m26s [2]
Declination:−31°33'07" [2]
Constellation:Sculptor
Magnitude:5.50 (V) [2]
5.62 (BT) [2]
5.51 (VT) [2]
Distance:71.2 parsec
232.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.09
Proper motion (speed):81.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):79.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.24

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