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ζ Lupi (zeta Lupi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -24.26°   Az: 145.62°   Direction: South-East

ζ Lupi is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lupus.

ζ Lupi visual magnitude is 3.41. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ Lupi 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 Lupi (zeta Lupi) star
DSS2 image of ζ Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Lupi during the next 1000 years (-1.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.22 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 14m 07s
-52° 11’ 35”
20h 11m 32s
11h 25m 40s

J2000

15h 12m 17s
-52° 05’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

323.76°
4.98°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Lupi (zeta Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.41
Giant

0.65
G8III
4943K

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

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

Star System Properties

ζ Lupi is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ζ Lupi double sysyem:

3.41
7.01
3.6
71.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Lupi is distant 116.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

35.64
116.18
-10 km/s
-0.112 arcsec/y
-0.073"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ Lupi
(zeta Lupi)
SAO242304
SAO242304
Wo 9512 A

Visibility from Your Location

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