ζ Arae (zeta Arae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -30.00°
Az: 217.07°
Direction: South-West
ζ Arae is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Ara.
ζ Arae visual magnitude is 3.13. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ Arae 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.
DSS2 image of ζ Arae. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Arae during the next
10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ζ Arae (zeta Arae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Arae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Arae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ζ Arae is distant 573.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ζ Arae (zeta Arae) is currently not visible from Qarqaraly, Kazakhstan