Stars in Sextans
The brightest star in Sextans is Alpha Sex, at apparent magnitude 4.48 and 283 ly from Earth, one of 25 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 1 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha Sex | 4.48 | 283 ly | A0III | ~10,543 K |
| 2 | 24 Sex | 6.45 | 235 ly | K0 IV | 5,098 K |
| 3 | HD 92788 | 7.32 | 113 ly | G6 V | 5,744 K |
| 4 | HD 88072 | 7.55 | 117 ly | G-type | 5,785 K |
| 5 | KELT-11 | 8.04 | 323 ly | G8/K0 IV | 5,375 K |
| 6 | HD 86081 | 8.73 | 339 ly | F8 | 5,939 K |
| 7 | Bibha | 8.73 | 311 ly | F8 | ~5,728 K |
| 8 | HD 93351 | 9.12 | 183 ly | G-type | 5,408 K |
| 9 | GJ 393 | 9.65 | 22.9 ly | M2.0 V | 3,579 K |
| 10 | BD-08 2823 | 9.86 | 135 ly | K3 V | 4,746 K |
| 11 | WASP-127 | 10.15 | 520 ly | G-type | 5,620 K |
| 12 | TOI-561 | 10.25 | 280 ly | G9 V | 5,342 K |
| 13 | TOI-669 | 10.61 | 466 ly | G-type | 5,597 K |
| 14 | K2-266 | 11.63 | 253 ly | K-type | 4,285 K |
| 15 | WASP-43 | 12.30 | 283 ly | K7 V | 4,400 K |
| 16 | TOI-2524 | 12.80 | 1,431 ly | G-type | 5,831 K |
| 17 | K2-398 | 13.29 | 1,980 ly | G2 | 5,946 K |
| 18 | TOI-663 | 13.67 | 209 ly | M1 V | 3,681 K |
| 19 | K2-321 | 13.68 | 253 ly | K-type | 3,750 K |
| 20 | TIC 77552382 | 13.89 | 1,218 ly | K-type | 4,981 K |
| 21 | K2-322 | 13.96 | 403 ly | K-type | 4,141 K |
| 22 | K2-401 | 14.01 | 655 ly | K7 | 4,213 K |
| 23 | K2-239 | 14.63 | 101 ly | M3.0 V | 3,420 K |
| 24 | K2-323 | 14.94 | 386 ly | K-type | 3,710 K |
| 25 | K2-400 | 15.11 | 203 ly | M3 | 3,578 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Sextans?
The brightest star in Sextans is Alpha Sex, at apparent magnitude 4.48 and 283 ly from Earth, one of 25 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 1 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Sextans?
The nearest of them is GJ 393, 23 ly away.