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Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:54 | Tran: 12:07 | Set: 17:21
Alt: -37.03°   Az: 309.98°   Direction: North-West

Zibal, also designated as ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani), is a variable star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Eridanus.

Zibal visual magnitude is 4.8. Because of its moderate brightness, Zibal 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 17m 04s
-08° 43’ 37”
09h 27m 03s
12h 44m 07s

J2000

03h 15m 50s
-08° 49’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

191.58°
-51.31°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.8

1.97
A5
7938K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

36.79
119.94
-4 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Zibal
ζ Eridani
(zeta Eridani)
SAO130387
SAO130387

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.7°
Max altitude: 29.8°
Azimuth: 261.3°