ζ2 Antliae (zeta2 Antliae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:42 | Tran: 9:14 | Set: 11:47

Alt: 3.88° Az: 200.36° Direction: South-South-West

ζ2 Antliae is a sub-giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Antlia.

ζ2 Antliae visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, ζ2 Antliae 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 ζ2 Antliae (zeta2 Antliae) star

DSS2 image of ζ2 Antliae. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ2 Antliae during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 32m 35s

Declination -31° 58’ 55”

Hour Angle 01h 36m 38s

Sideral Time 11h 09m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 31m 32s

Declination -31° 52’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 260.8°

Galactic Latitude 14.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ζ2 Antliae (zeta2 Antliae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.63

Spectral Type A9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ2 Antliae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ζ2 Antliae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ2 Antliae is distant 374.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.81

Distance (light year) 374.28

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ2 Antliae
(zeta2 Antliae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD82513

SAO Catalogue SAO200459

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46734

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 7369

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ζ2 Antliae (zeta2 Antliae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.0° RISE 6:42

Max altitude: 6.5° TRANSIT 9:14

Azimuth: 238.0° SET 11:47

Set Location

Other stars in Antlia