Sigma Sculptoris

σ Sculptoris
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01^h 02^m 26.4^s
Declination	-31° 33' 07"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.50
Distance	227 ± 11 ly (69 ± 4 pc)
Spectral type	A1/A2IV
Other designations
HR 293, HD 6178, SAO 192884, HIP 4852

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.

Stars of Sculptor

Bayer	α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ¹ κ² λ¹ λ² μ ξ π σ τ

Variable	R S Z RT SY VY VZ AI AL AP AU AV AW BB BU BW BX

HR	13 42 43 54 57 102 138 268 300 400 436 441 445 453 471 494 498 8802 8813 8871 8883 8914 8999 9026 9044 9058 9102

HD	3074 3605 4113 4208 6403 9151 9578 219580 219823

Gliese	Gliese 1 GJ 2005

Other	CD -38 245 GD 659 WASP-8 WASP-45 WD 0137-349

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