How to see it
15Alp Sex has a visual magnitude of about 4.43: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 15Alp Sex: right ascension 10h 7m 56s, declination −0° 22′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
15Alp Sex. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49641, HD 87887, Gaia DR3 3830286576563947136. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3830286576563947136
- HIP
- 49641
- HD
- 87887
- gaia_dr3
- 3830286576563947136
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 15Alp Sex
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.43