Zibal - ζ Eridani (zeta Eridani)

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:05 | Tran: 4:22 | Set: 9:36

Alt: 24.09° Az: 214.03° Direction: South-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

Right Ascension 03h 17m 02s

Declination -08° 43’ 46”

Hour Angle 02h 04m 28s

Sideral Time 05h 21m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 15m 50s

Declination -08° 49’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 191.58°

Galactic Latitude -51.31°

Finder Chart

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

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.8

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.97

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 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

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.

Distance (parsec) 36.79

Distance (light year) 119.94

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

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

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° RISE 23:05

Max altitude: 29.8° TRANSIT 4:22

Azimuth: 261.3° SET 9:36

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Eridanus