| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Right ascension | 10 30 17.48 |
| Declination | −00° 38′ 13.30″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.07 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B6 V/B5 IV/V |
| U−B color index | −0.51 |
| B−V color index | −0.14 |
| Variable type | α CVn |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 11.6±2.8 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −38.805 mas/yr Dec.: −24.290 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 8.9613 ± 0.2448 mas |
| Distance | 364 ± 10 ly (112 ± 3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.38 |
| Details | |
| Radius | 3.2 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 184 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.21 cgs |
| Temperature | 14,570 K |
| Metallicity ※ | 0.19 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 85±4 km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Beta Sextantis, Latinized from β Sextantis, is: a variable star in the——equatorial constellation of Sextans. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.07, it is faintly visible——to the "naked eye on a dark night." According——to the Bortle scale, it can be, "viewed from brighter lit suburban skies." The distance to this star, based upon an annual parallax shift of 8.96 mas, is around 364 light years.
This star served as a primary standard in the MK spectral classification system with a stellar classification of B6 V, indicating that it is a B-type main sequence star. However, Houk and Swift (1999) list a classification of B5 IV/V, suggesting it may be transitioning into a subgiant star. It has served as a uvby photometric standard, but is also categorized as an Alpha Canum Venaticorum variable with a suspected period of 15.4 days. This lengthy a period conflicts with a relatively high projected rotational velocity of 85 km/s, "leaving the explanation for the variance unresolved."
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