Beta Sextantis [SEP] constellation
Beta Sextantis
Beta Sextantis, Latinized from β Sextantis, is a variable star in the equatorial constellation of Sextans. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.07, it is faintly visible to the naked eye on a dark night. According to the Bortle scale, it can be viewed from brighter lit suburban skies. The distance to this star, based upon an annual parallax shift of 8.06 mas, is around 400 light years.
This star served as a primary standard in the MK spectral classification system with a stellar
V1315 Aquilae
V1315 Aquilae is a cataclysmic variable star located in the constellation of Aquila. It is a type of cataclysmic variable known as a nova-like variable (NL), specifically a SW Sextantis star. Nova-like variables such as these SW Sextantis stars are characterized as having non-magnetic white dwarfs and do not undergo dwarf-nova eruptions. There is some evidence that SW Sextantis stars may contain a magnetic white dwarf. Being a SW Sextantis star, V1315 Aquilae has a high rate of mass transfer,