Star
α Sextantis
HIP 49641 · White giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.03) — a surface around 10,500 K.
Distance
283 light-years
Spectral type
A0III
Brightness
mag 4.48
Absolute mag
-0.21
Luminosity
106 × Sun
Surface
~10,500 K
Right ascension
10h 07m 56s
Declination
−0° 22′
- α Sextantis is a white giant in Sextans.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.