Star · A9IV
ζ² Ant
ζ² Ant is a subgiant star of spectral type A9IV in the constellation Antlia, 370.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 46734 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Distance | 370.2 light-years (113.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.63 |
| Spectral type | A9IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,740 K |
| Luminosity | 49.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.76 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 31m 32.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −31° 52′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.91). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 58° N. South of latitude 58° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1656. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ζ² Ant, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.