Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani)

Altitude: -38.0° Azimuth: 48.0° Direction: North-East

Zibal, also designated as ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani), is a variable star in the constellation of Eridanus.

Zibal visual magnitude is 4.8. Because of its moderate brightness, Zibal should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Zibal:

Color of Zibal ⬤

Magnitude of Zibal 4.8

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -38.0°
Azimuth: 48.0°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Zibal

Zibal is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Zibal are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 15m 50s

Declination J2000 -08° 49’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 191.58°

Galactic Latitude -51.31°

Constellation Eridanus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Zibal in the sky:

Finder chart Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani) star

Simplified finder chart for Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani).

Visibility of Zibal 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 Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani) 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: 98.8° RISE 6:04

Max altitude: 29.7° TRANSIT 11:17

Azimuth: 261.2° SET 16:30

RIGHT NOW Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of Zibal

The image below is a photograph of Zibal from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of Zibal is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.046 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani) star

DSS2 image of Zibal. The red arrow shows the motion of Zibal during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of Zibal from the Sun and relative movement

Zibal is distant 119.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 36.79 pc

Distance (light year) 119.94 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.046 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Zibal

Zibal belongs to spectral class A5

Absolute magnitude 1.97

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature of Zibal 7938K

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

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

Alternative designations of Zibal

Proper Name Zibal

Bayer designation ζ Eridani
(zeta Eridani)

Flamsteed designation 13 Eridani

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20320

SAO Catalogue SAO130387

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15197

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 624

FK5 Catalogue 1091

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1088

In Evidence

Other stars in Eridanus