Star · F9V
ζ TrA
ζ TrA is a main-sequence star of spectral type F9V in the constellation Triangulum Australe, 39.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 624 · HIP 80686 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Triangulum Australe |
| Distance | 39.4 light-years (12.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.49 |
| Spectral type | F9V |
| Surface temperature | 6,150 K |
| Luminosity | 1.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.04 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.09 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 28m 28.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −70° 05′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 15.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.90). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 20° N. South of latitude 20° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1987. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 698 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ζ TrA, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- β TrA 5.29 light-years
- DENIS-P J1454078-660447 7.73 light-years
- GJ 4004 7.88 light-years
- Gl 656 9.27 light-years
- WISE J173551.72-820900.1 9.76 light-years
- Gl 615 10.4 light-years
- LHS 475 10.7 light-years
- Gl 542 11.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.