ζ Microscopii (zeta Microscopii)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -3.91° Az: 203.56° Direction: South-South-West

ζ Microscopii is a main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Microscopium.

ζ Microscopii visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its faintness, ζ Microscopii 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 Microscopii (zeta Microscopii) star

DSS2 image of ζ Microscopii. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Microscopii during the next 1000 years (-0.47 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.85 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 04m 34s

Declination -38° 31’ 48”

Hour Angle 02h 02m 36s

Sidereal Time 23h 07m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 02m 57s

Declination -38° 37’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 4.03°

Galactic Latitude -41.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Microscopii (zeta Microscopii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.3

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.56

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature 6827K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Microscopii is distant 115.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 35.31

Distance (light year) 115.11

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.111"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Microscopii
(zeta Microscopii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200163

SAO Catalogue SAO212666

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103882

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3914089

FK5 Catalogue 790

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

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