Star · F3V
ζ Mic
ζ Mic is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3V in the constellation Microscopium, 115.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 103882 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Distance | 115.0 light-years (35.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.58 |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Surface temperature | 6,750 K |
| Luminosity | 7.86 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.05 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.67 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 02m 58.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 37′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.32). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 51° N. South of latitude 51° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1911. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ζ Mic, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 104738 5.49 light-years
- HIP 105384 8.00 light-years
- HIP 105606 9.77 light-years
- HIP 102580 11.3 light-years
- GJ 9726 12.2 light-years
- ι Mic 15.8 light-years
- 2MASS J21075409-4544064 16.5 light-years
- 2MASS J20414283-3506442 16.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.