ζ Crateris (zeta Crateris)

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:18 | Tran: 18:37 | Set: 22:56

Alt: 9.50° Az: 136.61° Direction: South-West

ζ Crateris is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Crater.

ζ Crateris visual magnitude is 4.73. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ Crateris 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 Crateris (zeta Crateris) star

DSS2 image of ζ Crateris. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Crateris during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 46m 03s

Declination -18° 29’ 32”

Hour Angle 20h 57m 36s

Sidereal Time 08h 43m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 44m 45s

Declination -18° 21’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 281.53°

Galactic Latitude 41.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Crateris (zeta Crateris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.73

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Crateris is distant 350.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 107.41

Distance (light year) 350.16

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Crateris
(zeta Crateris)

Flamsteed designation 27 Crateris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD102070

SAO Catalogue SAO156869

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57283

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 3460

FK5 Catalogue 1301

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ζ Crateris (zeta Crateris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.5° RISE 14:18

Max altitude: 20.0° TRANSIT 18:37

Azimuth: 251.5° SET 22:56

Set Location

Other stars in Crater