SW sextantis
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Double star SW sextantis |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | sextant | ||||
| Right ascension | 10 h 15 m 9.39 s | ||||
| declination | -03 ° 08 ′ 32.8 ″ | ||||
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rel. Brightness (G-band) |
14.50 ± 0.02 mag | ||||
| Variable star type | Yes | ||||
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| Rec. Share: | (-18) mas / a | ||||
| Dec. portion: | (-2) mas / a | ||||
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SW Sextantis is a binary star system consisting of a red dwarf and a white dwarf in the constellation Sextant . It is the prototype of the so-called SW-Sextantis-Stars , which belong to the cataclysmic variables .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b SW Sex. In: SIMBAD . Center de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , accessed on May 4, 2019 .