Delta Sculptoris

δ Sculptoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 23h 48m 55.6s
Declination 28° 07 49
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.59
Distance143 ± 7 ly
(44 ± 2 pc)
Spectral typeA0V
Other designations
HR 9016, HD 223352, HD 223340, SAO 192167, HIP 117452, ADS 17021, CCDM 23489-2808

Delta Sculptoris (δ Scl, δ Sculptoris) is a triple star system in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 143 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Delta Sculptoris A, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.59. It has a faint, 11th magnitude companion, Delta Sculptoris B, 4 arcseconds, or more than 175 astronomical units, away from it. Orbiting this pair at the much greater separation of 74 arcseconds, is the yellow G-type Delta Sculptoris C, which has an apparent magnitude of +9.4.


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