ζ Scuti (zeta Scuti)

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:52 | Tran: 0:44 | Set: 6:36

Alt: -2.90° Az: 98.56° Direction: South

ζ Scuti is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Scutum.

ζ Scuti visual magnitude is 4.68. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ Scuti 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.

DSS2 image of ζ Scuti. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Scuti during the next 10000 years (7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 25m 03s

Declination -08° 55’ 08”

Hour Angle 17h 54m 08s

Sidereal Time 12h 19m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 23m 39s

Declination -08° 56’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 21.81°

Galactic Latitude 2.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Scuti (zeta Scuti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.68

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Scuti is distant 190.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 58.55

Distance (light year) 190.87

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.045 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Scuti
(zeta Scuti)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169156

SAO Catalogue SAO142267

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90135

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 4712

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ζ Scuti (zeta Scuti) rise, transit and set times from Ko Samui, Thailand are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Bangkok):

Azimuth: 98.9° RISE 18:52

Max altitude: 71.5° TRANSIT 0:44

Azimuth: 261.1° SET 6:36

Name:	Ko Samui, Thailand
Latitude:	9° 32' 8.4" N
Longitude:	99° 56' 8.5" E
Timezone:	Asia/Bangkok

Set Location

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