Star · A4V
Zosma
Zosma is a main-sequence star of spectral type A4V in the constellation Leo, 58.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | δ Leo · Gl 419 · HIP 54872 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 58.4 light-years (17.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 2.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.29 |
| Spectral type | A4V |
| Surface temperature | 8,770 K |
| Luminosity | 29.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.37 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.4 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 14m 06.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 31′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 2.56). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1968. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Zosma, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.10, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3652 2.39 light-years
- 2MASSI J1104012+195921 2.48 light-years
- GJ 3649 4.30 light-years
- GJ 3657 7.86 light-years
- Gl 430.1 8.14 light-years
- 2MASS J10430758+2225236 8.74 light-years
- GJ 3691 10.4 light-years
- GJ 3643 10.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.