ζ Mensae (zeta Mensae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -49.07°
Az: 193.86°
Direction: South-West
ζ Mensae is a giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Mensa.
ζ Mensae visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, ζ Mensae 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 Mensae. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Mensae during the next
10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ζ Mensae (zeta Mensae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Mensae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Mensae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ζ Mensae is distant 403.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ζ Mensae (zeta Mensae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK