Zeta Scuti

ζ Scuti
Location of ζ Scuti (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Scutum
Right ascension 18h 23m 39.58309s[1]
Declination −8° 56′ 03.7885″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.66[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G9 IIIb Fe-0.5[3]
U−B color index +0.72[4]
B−V color index +0.94[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−5.02[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +49.59[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +51.24[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)15.78 ± 1.02 mas[1]
Distance210 ± 10 ly
(63 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.66[2]
Orbit[6]
Primaryζ Scuti A
Companionζ Scuti B
Period (P)2373.7 days
Semi-major axis (a)21.6 mas
Eccentricity (e)0.1
Inclination (i)89°
Longitude of the node (Ω)226°
Periastron epoch (T)2418278.3
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)		242.1°
Details
Mass1.29[7] M☉
Radius9.3[7] R☉
Luminosity62.04[2] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.61[7] cgs
Temperature4,750[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.08[2] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.5[9] km/s
Other designations
ζ Sct, BD−09° 4712, GC 25101, HD 169156, HIP 90135, HR 6884, SAO 142267, GSC 05690-01263
Database references
SIMBADdata

Zeta Scuti, Latinized from ζ Scuti, is the Bayer designation for a star in the southern constellation of Scutum. It is a faint star but visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 4.66.[2] The distance to this star, as determined via parallax measurement, is around 210 light years. It is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −5 km/s.[5]

This is an astrometric binary system with a period of 6.5 years (2,374 days) and an orbital eccentricity of 0.10.[3] The visible component is an aging giant star of type G with a stellar classification of G9 IIIb Fe−0.5.[3] The suffix notation indicates the spectrum displays a mild underabundance of iron. It has 1.29 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 9.3 times the Sun's radius.[7] The star is radiating 62[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,750 K.[8]

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