| Identity |
| Name: | alpha Sextantis |
| Hipparcos catalog ID: | 49641 |
| Other star catalog entries: | HD 87887 SAO 137366 BD B+00 2615
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| Appearance |
| Visual magnitude: | 4.48 (source: Hipparcos) |
| Spectral type: | A0III |
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| Position and motion (Epoch J1991.25) in J2000 reference frame |
| Right ascension | 10h 7m 56.29556s (+/-0.00005s) |
| Declination | -0° 22' 17.8621" (+/-0.0008") |
| Parallax: | 11.51 (+/-0.98) mas |
| Derived distance: | 283 light-years |
| Proper motion in R.A.: | -25.83 (+/-0.86) mas/year |
| Proper motion in declination: | -4.25 (+/-0.83) mas/year |
| Constellation: | Sextans | |