Star · F2III
ε Sex
ε Sex is a giant star of spectral type F2III in the constellation Sextans, 204.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 50414 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Distance | 204.5 light-years (62.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.26 |
| Spectral type | F2III |
| Surface temperature | 7,240 K |
| Luminosity | 26.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.32 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 17m 37.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −8° 04′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.25). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1822. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ε Sex, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.82, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 50352 8.09 light-years
- HIP 50584 9.67 light-years
- HIP 50796 10.6 light-years
- HIP 50747 14.8 light-years
- HIP 49210 18.7 light-years
- HIP 51907 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.