ζ Horologii (zeta Horologii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:15 | Tran: 8:55 | Set: 13:35

Alt: -44.61° Az: 200.26° Direction: South-South-West

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.

Image of ζ Horologii (zeta Horologii) star

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

Right Ascension 02h 41m 27s

Declination -54° 26’ 29”

Hour Angle 10h 19m 40s

Sidereal Time 13h 01m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 40m 39s

Declination -54° 32’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 274.43°

Galactic Latitude -56.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Horologii (zeta Horologii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.21

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.77

Spectral Type F4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

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.

Distance (parsec) 48.80

Distance (light year) 159.10

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Horologii
(zeta Horologii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16920

SAO Catalogue SAO232857

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12484

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 446

FK5 Catalogue 1076

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ζ Horologii (zeta Horologii) rise, transit and set times from Saba, Gambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Banjul):

Azimuth: 144.4° RISE 4:15

Max altitude: 22.0° TRANSIT 8:55

Azimuth: 215.6° SET 13:35

Name:	Saba, Gambia
Latitude:	13° 30' 59.0" N
Longitude:	16° 2' 57.1" W
Timezone:	Africa/Banjul

Set Location

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