Zeta Normae

Zeta Normae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 16h 13m 22.69701s [1]
Declination −55° 32 27.4140 [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.79[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type F2III[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−45.60 ± 4.3[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -99.75[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -42.28[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.98 ± 0.32[2] mas
Distance218 ± 5 ly
(67 ± 1 pc)
Details
Other designations
Zeta Normae, HD 145361, HIP 79497, HR 6019

Zeta Normae (ζ Nor) is a star in the constellation Norma. Its apparent magnitude is 5.79.[1] Iit is a yellow-white giant of spectral type F2III that has swollen and cooled off the main sequence.[1] It shines with a luminosity approximately 16 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 6691 K.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SIMBAD, Zeta Normae (accessed 12 April 2015)
  2. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752Freely accessible. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  3. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037Freely accessible. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
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