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ζ Normae (zeta Normae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -30.47°   Az: 142.95°   Direction: South-West

ζ Normae is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Norma.

ζ Normae visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, ζ Normae 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 Normae (zeta Normae) star
DSS2 image of ζ Normae. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Normae during the next 1000 years (-1.75 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.72 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 15m 25s
-55° 36’ 14”
19h 32m 44s
11h 48m 10s

J2000

16h 13m 22s
-55° 32’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

328.86°
-3.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Normae (zeta Normae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.81
Giant

1.56
F2III
7217K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Normae is distant 230.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

70.77
230.71
-46 km/s
-0.105 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ Normae
(zeta Normae)
SAO243449
SAO243449

Visibility from Your Location

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