ζ Pictoris (zeta Pictoris)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -88.89°
Az: 36.52°
Direction: North-East
ζ Pictoris is a giant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Pictor.
ζ Pictoris visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, ζ Pictoris 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 Pictoris. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Pictoris during the next
1000 years (0.47 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.73 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for ζ Pictoris (zeta Pictoris).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for ζ Pictoris (zeta Pictoris).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Pictoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Pictoris.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ζ Pictoris is distant 117.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ζ Pictoris (zeta Pictoris) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK