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Other stars in Horologium
ζ Horologii (zeta Horologii)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -28.62°
Az: 143.38°
Direction: South-East
ζ Horologii is a sub-giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Horologium.
ζ Horologii visual magnitude is 5.21. Because of its faintness, ζ Horologii is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
DSS2 image of ζ Horologii. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Horologii during the next
10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ζ Horologii (zeta Horologii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Horologii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Horologii.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ζ Horologii is distant 159.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ζ Horologii (zeta Horologii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK