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Uniform hexagonal antiprism
Type Prismatic uniform polyhedron
Elements F = 14, E = 24
V = 12 (χ = 2)
Faces by sides 12{3}+2{6}
Schläfli symbol s{2,12}
sr{2,6}
Wythoff symbol | 2 2 6
Coxeter diagram
Symmetry group D6d, [2+,12], (2*6), order 24
Rotation group D6, [6,2]+, (622), order 12
References U77(d)
Dual Hexagonal trapezohedron
Properties convex

Vertex figure
3.3.3.6

In geometry, the hexagonal antiprism is the third in an infinite set of antiprisms formed by an even-numbered sequence of triangle sides closed by two polygon caps.

If faces are all regular, it is a semiregular polyhedron.

See also

  • Weisstein, Eric W. "Antiprism". MathWorld.
  • Virtual Reality Polyhedra www.georgehart.com: The Encyclopedia of Polyhedra