Zeta Caeli

Zeta Caeli
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Caelum
Right ascension 04h 47m 49.57719s[1]
Declination −30° 01′ 13.3391″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +6.36[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 III[3]
B−V color index +1.06[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+6.7±1.0[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +28.93[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +92.67[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.59 ± 0.36 mas[1]
Distance430 ± 20 ly
(132 ± 6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.76[5]
Details
Radius4.2[6] R☉
Luminosity62[7] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.39[8] cgs
Temperature4,620[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.22[8] dex
Other designations
ζ Cae, CD−30° 2011, GC 5851, HD 30608, HIP 22280, HR 1539, SAO 195300[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Zeta Caeli, Latinized from ζ Caeli, is an orange-hued star in the constellation Caelum with a visual magnitude of +6.36.[2] It is an evolved K-type giant star and a member of the Milky Way's thick disk population.[8] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.59 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this star is located about 430 light years from the Sun.

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