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ζ2 Scorpii (zeta2 Scorpii)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -20.50°   Az: 133.33°   Direction: South-East

ζ2 Scorpii is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Scorpius.

ζ2 Scorpii visual magnitude is 3.62. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ2 Scorpii 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 ζ2 Scorpii (zeta2 Scorpii) star
DSS2 image of ζ2 Scorpii. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ2 Scorpii during the next 1000 years (-2.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.93 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 56m 21s
-42° 24’ 00”
19h 30m 45s
12h 27m 06s

J2000

16h 54m 34s
-42° 21’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

343.1°
0.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ2 Scorpii (zeta2 Scorpii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.62
Giant

0.30
K4III
4000K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ2 Scorpii is distant 150.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

46.15
150.44
-19 km/s
-0.124 arcsec/y
-0.236"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ2 Scorpii
(zeta2 Scorpii)
SAO227402
SAO227402

Visibility from Your Location

ζ2 Scorpii (zeta2 Scorpii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK