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ζ Apodis (zeta Apodis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -30.28°   Az: 188.92°   Direction: South

ζ Apodis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Apus.

ζ Apodis visual magnitude is 4.78. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ Apodis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of ζ Apodis (zeta Apodis) star
DSS2 image of ζ Apodis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Apodis during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 24m 37s
-67° 47’ 34”
01h 22m 57s
18h 47m 35s

J2000

17h 21m 59s
-67° 46’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

324.4°
-17.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Apodis (zeta Apodis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.78
Giant

-0.12
K2III
4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Apodis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Apodis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Apodis is distant 311.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

95.60
311.66
13 km/s
-0.042 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ Apodis
(zeta Apodis)
SAO253882
SAO253882

Visibility from Your Location

ζ Apodis (zeta Apodis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK