Gamma Sextantis

γ Sextantis
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Sextans
Right ascension	09^h 52^m 30.4^s
Declination	–8° 06′ 18″
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.07
Distance	262 ± 22 ly (80 ± 7 pc)
Spectral type	A1 V
Other designations
8 Sextantis, ADS 7555, BD-07 2909, HD 85558, HIP 48437, HR 3909, SAO 137199.

Gamma Sextantis (γ Sex, γ Sextantis) is a triple star system in the constellation Sextans. It is approximately 262 light years from Earth. The combined apparent magnitude of the system is +5.07.

The system is composed of a close binary star, Gamma Sextantis A and B, which is given the stellar classification A1. The two component stars are approximately 0.38 arcseconds apart, or approximately 30 Astronomical Units, and have apparent magnitudes of +5.8 and +6.2. They complete one orbit every 77.6 years. Orbiting the binary star, at a distance of 36 arcseconds, roughly a hundred times farther out, is Gamma Sextantis C, a 12th magnitude companion.

Stars of Sextans

Bayer	α β γ δ ε

Flamsteed	3 4 5 6 7 9 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 31 32 33 34 35 36 39 40 41

Variable	S T Y RW SW VY

HR	3879 3901 3907 3915 3959 4000 4034 4059 4060 4085 4092 4109 4122 4224 4233 4240

HD	85461 86081 86341 90057 92788

Gliese	Gliese 382 Gliese 393

Other	BD+08°2823 FIRST J102347.6+003841 LHS 292 PG 1026+002 PG 1047+003 Population III stars Cosmos Redshift 7 galaxy WASP-43

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