Sextans

The Sextant
(Sex)

 
Sextans image mapHydraLeo
   

Brightest stars:


         ______epoch 2000.0______

         R Ascension   Declination m    Spectrum parallax common name
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Alpha  10h  7m 56.3s - 0° 22' 18" 4.49   A0III     0.015" 
Gamma    9h 52m 30.4s - 8° 6' 18" 5.05   A1V       0.013"
Beta   10h 30m 17.5s - 0° 38' 13" 5.09v  B6V              
Delta  10h 29m 28.7s - 2° 44' 21" 5.21   B9.5V            
Epsilon 10h 17m 37.8s - 8° 4' 8" 5.24   F2III     0.028" 



Deep sky objects:


                 ___epoch 2000.0___    m
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NGC3115        10h  5.2m  - 7° 42'    10.5    galaxy   





Neighbours: Crater -
Leo - Hydra

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