Sextans
Sextantis
Equatorial
314 sq°
Sex
Brightest star: Alpha Sextantis
Mythology
Created by Hevelius to represent his astronomical sextant destroyed in a fire in 1679. No classical mythology.
Observing Highlights
A faint equatorial constellation. Contains the Spindle Galaxy (NGC 3115) and several other galaxies for moderate-aperture telescopes.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20HIP 49641; Alpha Sex; 15 Sex
4.49 mag
A0III
HIP 48437; Gamma Sex; 8 Sex
5.05 mag
0.4″
B: 6.4
A1V
HIP 51437; Beta Sex; 30 Sex
5.09 mag
B6V
HIP 51362; Delta Sex; 29 Sex
5.21 mag
B9.5V
HIP 50414; Epsilon Sex; 22 Sex
5.24 mag
F2III
5.57 mag
142.6″
B: 11.2
K5:IIIbFe-0.5
HIP 49865; 18 Sex
5.65 mag
K2III
5.65 mag
F4IV
HIP 50027; 19 Sex
5.77 mag
gK0
HIP 52452; 35 Sex
5.79 mag
6.8″
B: 7.1
K3III+K0III
HIP 52980; 41 Sex
5.79 mag
28.1″
B: 11.7
A3m
5.86 mag
20.3″
B: 13.0
gG8
HIP 49812; 17 Sex
5.91 mag
0.2″
B: 9.3
A1V
5.93 mag
M2III
5.95 mag
M2III
5.95 mag
K2
HIP 50885; 25 Sex
5.97 mag
B9pSiCr:Sr:
HIP 48341; 6 Sex
6.01 mag
A8III
HIP 48414; 7 Sex
6.02 mag
A0V s
6.05 mag
A1pSr:
Double Stars
10
Double Stars
10HIP 52452; 35 Sex
5.79 mag
6.8″
B: 7.1
K3III+K0III
6.20 mag
2.8″
B: 8.8
K5III+F6V
6.57 mag
7.2″
B: 9.8
F0V
HIP 52913; 40 Sex
6.61 mag
2.5″
B: 7.8
A2IV
5.86 mag
20.3″
B: 13.0
gG8
6.32 mag
13.5″
B: 12.8
G9V
HIP 52980; 41 Sex
5.79 mag
28.1″
B: 11.7
A3m
6.54 mag
63.7″
B: 10.4
F6V
5.57 mag
142.6″
B: 11.2
K5:IIIbFe-0.5
HIP 49329; 13 Sex
6.45 mag
64.7″
B: 14.3
F4V
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Galaxy
(30)
8.9 mag
8
E-S0
10.5 mag
4.8
Sa
11.6 mag
3.0
Sc
11.2 mag
3.9
Sc
10.6 mag
5.2
S0-a
12.8 mag
1.3
SABc
12.1 mag
2.2
Sc
13.0 mag
3.1
SABc
12.0 mag
4.8
SBc
13.0 mag
4.7
Sc
10.8 mag
3.4
E
13.0 mag
1.8
Sc
14.0 mag
1.2
SABb
14.0 mag
1.3
Sab
13.0 mag
2.3
Sd
15.0 mag
1.6
Sm
— mag
SABc
13.0 mag
Sc
14.0 mag
Sc
14.0 mag
SABa
14.0 mag
Sab
14.0 mag
Sbc
14.0 mag
SBbc
13.0 mag
Sbc
14.0 mag
Sbc
15.0 mag
Sb
14.0 mag
SBa
14.0 mag
Sb
15.0 mag
Sa
13.0 mag
SBb