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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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ζ2 Antliae (zeta2 Antliae)

Altitude: -62.1°   Azimuth: 56.0°   Direction: North-East

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

ζ2 Antliae visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its reltive faintness, ζ2 Antliae should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of ζ2 Antliae is -0.039 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Key facts about ζ2 Antliae

5.93
Sub-giant

ζ2 Antliae (zeta2 Antliae) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -62.1°
Azimuth: 56.0°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ζ2 Antliae

ζ2 Antliae is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ζ2 Antliae are provided in the following table:

09h 31m 32s
-31° 52’ 18”
260.8°
14.2°
Antlia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ζ2 Antliae in the sky:

Finder chart ζ2 Antliae (zeta2 Antliae) star
Simplified finder chart for ζ2 Antliae (zeta2 Antliae).

Visibility of ζ2 Antliae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 121.9°
Max altitude: 6.6°
Azimuth: 238.1°

Distance of ζ2 Antliae from the Sun and relative movement

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.

114.81 pc
374.28 ly
22 km/s
-0.039 arcsec/year
0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ζ2 Antliae

ζ2 Antliae belongs to spectral class A9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

0.63
A9IV
7726K

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

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

Alternative designations of ζ2 Antliae

ζ2 Antliae
(zeta2 Antliae)
SAO200459
SAO200459