Star profile
41 Sextantis
What is 41 Sextantis
41 Sextantis is a white A-type star 311 light-years away, in Sextans —a small, unassuming constellation tucked between Hydra and Leo. Hevelius introduced it in the 17th century to honour the measuring instrument he used in his own observations, before the refracting telescope had matured. Its white light, from a surface near nine thousand degrees, crosses a region of sky almost empty to the naked eye.
Where it is and when to see it
41 Sextantis lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 30° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 40° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 65° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 81° N.
It ranks no. 11 in brightness among the 17 stars of Sextans in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Sextantis, the brightest: it lies about 14° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 310 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 41 Sextantis
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.80
- Distance
- 310.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 162.575° · Dec -8.898°
- Catalogue
- HIP 52980 · HD 93903
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Other stars in Sextans
Sextans has 17 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Sextantis4.48
- Gamma Sextantis5.07
- Beta Sextantis5.08
- HIP 479605.65
- 19 Sextantis5.77
- 35 Sextantis5.77
- HIP 529485.85
- HIP 485195.90