List of stars in Sextans

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Sextans, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name

B

F

Var

HD

HIP

RA

Dec

Dist. (ly)

Notes

α

15

87887

49641

10^h 07^m 56.30^s

−00° 22′ 17.9″

4.48

−0.25

287

A0III

γ Sex

γ

8

85558

48437

09^h 52^m 30.47^s

−08° 06′ 17.7″

5.07

0.55

261

A2V

double star

β Sex

β

30

90994

51437

10^h 30^m 17.50^s

−00° 38′ 13.1″

5.08

−0.04

345

B6V

α² CVn variable, V_max = 5^m, V_min = 5.1^m

δ Sex

δ

29

90882

51362

10^h 29^m 28.73^s

−02° 44′ 20.6″

5.19

0.37

300

B9.5V

ε Sex

ε

22

89254

50414

10^h 17^m 37.90^s

−08° 04′ 08.1″

5.25

1.51

183

F2III

HD 90362

90362

51046

10^h 25^m 44.35^s

−07° 03′ 36.5″

5.60

0.58

329

M0.5III

suspected variable

18 Sex

18

88333

49865

10^h 10^m 55.86^s

−08° 25′ 06.1″

5.64

−0.17

473

K2III

HD 84607

84607

47960

09^h 46^m 23.64^s

+01° 47′ 08.5″

5.65

1.03

273

F4IV

19 Sex

19

88547

50027

10^h 12^m 48.39^s

+04° 36′ 52.9″

5.77

−0.27

527

K0III:

35 Sex

35

92841

52452

10^h 43^m 20.91^s

+04° 44′ 51.9″

5.77

−0.88

697

K3III+...

double star

41 Sex

41

93903

52980

10^h 50^m 18.06^s

−08° 53′ 51.8″

5.80

0.55

366

A3m

HD 93833

93833

52948

10^h 49^m 43.48^s

−09° 51′ 09.5″

5.85

0.72

346

G8III:

HD 85709

85709

48519

09^h 53^m 42.93^s

+05° 57′ 30.8″

5.90

−2.26

1399

M2III

suspected variable, V_max = 5.89^m, V_min = 5.95^m

17 Sex

17

88195

49812

10^h 10^m 07.56^s

−08° 24′ 29.4″

5.91

−0.13

527

A1V

HD 93655

93655

52863

10^h 48^m 40.57^s

−01° 57′ 32.1″

5.92

−0.14

531

M2III

suspected variable

HD 94014

94014

53035

10^h 51^m 05.44^s

−03° 05′ 33.5″

5.95

−0.04

514

K4/5III

25 Sex

25

SS

90044

50885

10^h 23^m 26.51^s

−04° 04′ 26.6″

5.97

0.77

351

B9p Si(CrSr)

α² CVn variable, V_max = 5.94^m, V_min = 5.98^m, P = 4.37 d

6 Sex

6

85364

48341

09^h 51^m 14.02^s

−04° 14′ 35.8″

6.01

2.07

200

A8III

7 Sex

7

85504

48414

09^h 52^m 12.27^s

+02° 27′ 14.0″

6.02

−1.52

1048

A0Vs

suspected variable, V_max = 5.98^m, V_min = 6.03^m

HD 90763

90763

51302

10^h 28^m 43.96^s

−03° 44′ 32.3″

6.05

1.68

244

A1sp...

suspected variable

HD 89033

89033

50292

10^h 16^m 09.01^s

−11° 12′ 12.3″

6.08

−0.39

642

K0

HD 87262

87262

49293

10^h 03^m 40.99^s

−09° 34′ 25.6″

6.09

−1.84

1259

K0

suspected variable

14 Sex

14

87682

49530

10^h 06^m 47.44^s

+05° 36′ 41.5″

6.20

1.07

345

K1III

HD 91106

91106

51490

10^h 30^m 58.78^s

−07° 38′ 15.2″

6.20

−0.66

767

K5III+...

HD 88372

88372

49900

10^h 11^m 17.76^s

−07° 18′ 59.7″

6.23

0.37

484

A2Vn

4 Sex

4

85217

48273

09^h 50^m 30.17^s

+04° 20′ 37.6″

6.24

2.93

150

F6V...

33 Sex

33

92588

52316

10^h 41^m 24.27^s

−01° 44′ 28.3″

6.25

3.57

112

K1IV

36 Sex

36

93102

52584

10^h 45^m 09.48^s

+02° 29′ 16.9″

6.27

−0.19

639

K4III

HD 89565

89565

50584

10^h 19^m 59.52^s

−09° 03′ 31.8″

6.31

2.68

174

F1IV

HD 90125

90125

50939

10^h 24^m 13.15^s

+02° 22′ 05.1″

6.33

1.32

328

G9V

26 Sex

26

90473

51117

10^h 26^m 36.94^s

−00° 59′ 17.1″

6.33

−0.49

755

K0

HD 85505

85505

48413

09^h 52^m 12.00^s

+00° 04′ 32.4″

6.34

0.75

428

G9III

HD 89490

89490

50552

10^h 19^m 32.37^s

−05° 06′ 21.5″

6.38

1.61

293

K0

HD 90057

90057

50893

10^h 23^m 32.66^s

−03° 38′ 34.3″

6.39

−1.45

1203

K5

HD 85380

85380

48351

09^h 51^m 21.69^s

−06° 10′ 55.4″

6.42

3.18

145

F8V

HD 86341

86341

48839

09^h 57^m 43.90^s

−01° 56′ 30.4″

6.43

1.79

276

G5

13 Sex

13

87301

49329

10^h 04^m 08.48^s

+03° 12′ 04.6″

6.43

2.73

179

F4V

24 Sex

24

90043

50887

10^h 23^m 28.33^s

−00° 54′ 07.8″

6.45

2.08

244

G5

has two planets (b & c)

HD 85461

85461

48375

09^h 51^m 41.20^s

−11° 20′ 25.5″

6.48

−1.03

1035

M2III:

variable star, V_max = 6.44^m, V_min = 6.54^m

27 Sex

27

90485

51135

10^h 26^m 46.90^s

−04° 23′ 18.0″

6.55

0.12

629

K0

34 Sex

34

92749

52401

10^h 42^m 37.53^s

+03° 34′ 58.9″

6.57

2.29

234

F5

suspected variable, V_max = 6.5^m, V_min = 8.0^m

40 Sex

40

93742

52913

10^h 49^m 17.30^s

−04° 01′ 26.1″

6.61

1.70

313

A2IV

23 Sex

23

RS

89688

50684

10^h 21^m 02.01^s

+02° 17′ 23.0″

6.66

−1.99

1753

B2.5IV

β Cep and 53 Per variable, V_max = 6.64^m, V_min = 6.68^m, P = 0.1353 d

12 Sex

12

86611

48990

09^h 59^m 43.12^s

+03° 23′ 05.1″

6.69

2.34

241

F0V

9 Sex

9

85762

48552

09^h 54^m 06.72^s

+04° 56′ 43.4″

6.72

−0.87

1072

K5

variable star, ΔV = 0.010^m, P = 0.09138 d

21 Sex

21

88764

50140

10^h 14^m 08.41^s

−07° 59′ 36.4″

6.97

0.39

675

K0

31 Sex

31

91011

51451

10^h 30^m 30.96^s

+02° 09′ 01.1″

6.98

1.13

482

K0

20 Sex

20

88697

50100

10^h 13^m 44.49^s

−07° 23′ 02.7″

7.21

3.79

157

F8

HD 92788

92788

52409

10^h 42^m 48.0^s

−02° 11′ 01″

7.31

4.76

107

G5

has two planets (b & c)

HD 93396

93396

52733

10^h 46^m 49.79^s

−09° 23′ 55.8″

8.04

2.78

368

G8/K0 IV

KELT-11; has a transiting exoplanet (b)

S Sex

S

91637

51791

10^h 34^m 56.05^s

−00° 20′ 33.5″

8.20

3260

M4-5e

Mira variable, V_max = 8.2^m, V_min = 13.7^m, P = 264.9 d

HD 86081

86081

48711

09^h 56^m 05.92^s

−03° 48′ 30.3″

8.74

3.94

297

F8V

Bibha; has a planet (b)

HD 93917

VY

93917

10^h 50^m 29.72^s

−02° 41′ 43.1″

9.02

444

F9.5V

W UMa variable, ΔV = 0.269^m, P = 0.443433 d

T Sex

T

85675

48503

09^h 53^m 28.40^s

+02° 03′ 26.4″

9.82

1440

A1V

RR Lyr variable, V_max = 9.81^m, V_min = 10.32^m, P = 0.324698 d

BD-08°2823

49067

10^h 00^m 47.72^s

−09° 31′ 00.0″

9.86

6.74

137

K3V

has two planets (b & c)

Y Sex

Y

87079

49217

10^h 02^m 47.96^s

+01° 05′ 40.3″

9.95

371

F8V

W UMa variable, V_max = 9.81^m, V_min = 10.23^m, P = 0.41982248 d

WASP-127

10^h 42^m 14.1^s

−03° 50′ 06″

10.15

G5

has a transiting planet (b)

RW Sex

RW

50581

10^h 19^m 56.62^s

−08° 41′ 56.1″

10.7

14000

DAe

nova-like star, V_max = 10.39^m, V_min = 10.84^m, P = 0.24507 d

WASP-43

10^h 19^m 38^s

−09° 48′ 23″

12.4

K7V

has a transiting planet (b)

PG 1047+003

UY

10^h 50^m 02.81^s

+00° 00′ 36.9″

13.49

sd:B

V361 Hya variable, ΔV = 0.08^m

PG 1026+002

UZ

10^h 28^m 34.88^s

−00° 00′ 29.5″

13.83

DA2.9

re-radiating binary star

LHS 292

10^h 48^m 12.58^s

−11° 20′ 08.3″

15.60

17.32

14.75

M6.0V

flare star

FIRST J102347.6+003841

AY

10^h 23^m 47.68^s

+00° 38′ 41.3″

17.26

DQ Her or AM Her variable, V_max = 16.37^m, V_min = 17.90^m, P = 0.198094 d

SW Sex

SW

10^h 15^m 09.39^s

−03° 08′ 32.8″

CV

eclipsing binary and nova-like star

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]