Sigma Sculptoris
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 01h 02m 26.4s |
| Declination | -31° 33' 07" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.50 |
| Distance | 227 ± 11 ly (69 ± 4 pc) |
| Spectral type | A1/A2IV |
| Other designations | |
Sigma Sculptoris (σ Scl, σ Sculptoris) is a star in the constellation Sculptor.
Sigma Sculptoris is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.50. It is approximately 227 light years from Earth. It is classified as an Alpha-2 Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its brightness varies by 0.03 magnitudes.
Referenced in the fictional short story "Three-legged Joe" by author Jack Vance as being orbited by 14 planets, the outermost of which was named Odfars and inhabited by a single alien for which the story is named.
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