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name: α Sex
constellation: Sex
created_by: 8mag
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-02-06 12:02:59.687941
---
the brightest star in the constellation has an apparent brightness of 4.5mag. It lies almost exactly on the celestial equator. It is 270 light years away.