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ζ Trianguli Australis (zeta Trianguli Australis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -68.64°   Az: 159.06°   Direction: South-South-East

ζ Trianguli Australis is a main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

ζ Trianguli Australis visual magnitude is 4.91. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ Trianguli Australis 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.

Image of ζ Trianguli Australis (zeta Trianguli Australis) star
DSS2 image of ζ Trianguli Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Trianguli Australis during the next 1000 years (3.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.80 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 31m 08s
-70° 08’ 14”
13h 30m 06s
06h 01m 15s

J2000

16h 28m 28s
-70° 05’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

319.53°
-14.57°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ζ Trianguli Australis (zeta Trianguli Australis) star
Simplified finder chart for ζ Trianguli Australis (zeta Trianguli Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.91
Main-sequence

4.50
F9V
6170K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Trianguli Australis is distant 39.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

12.11
39.46
9 km/s
0.196 arcsec/y
0.108"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ Trianguli Australis
(zeta Trianguli Australis)
SAO253554
SAO253554

Visibility from Your Location

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