How to see it
6 Sex has a visual magnitude of about 5.99: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 6 Sex: right ascension 9h 51m 14s, declination −4° 14′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
6 Sex. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 48341, HD 85364, Gaia DR3 3822906517079376000. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3822906517079376000
- HIP
- 48341
- HD
- 85364
- gaia_dr3
- 3822906517079376000
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 6 Sex
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.99