Star · F7III
ζ Pic
ζ Pic is a giant star of spectral type F7III in the constellation Pictor, 117.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 24829 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pictor |
| Distance | 117.0 light-years (35.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.67 |
| Spectral type | F7III |
| Surface temperature | 6,310 K |
| Luminosity | 7.43 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.28 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.65 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 19m 22.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 36′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 58.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.44). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 39° N. South of latitude 39° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1909. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ζ Pic, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 24754 2.90 light-years
- HIP 24526 10.1 light-years
- HIP 26973 10.8 light-years
- HIP 27896 11.3 light-years
- HIP 27947 12.0 light-years
- ι Pic 12.1 light-years
- HIP 22562 12.6 light-years
- WISEA J043718.77-550944.0 15.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.