Zeta Doradus

Zeta Doradus
Observation data
Epoch 2000      Equinox 2000
Constellation Dorado
Right ascension 05h 05m 30.7s
Declination -57° 28' 21.8"
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.68
Characteristics
Spectral type F7 V
U−B color index -0.04
B−V color index 0.51
V−R color index 0.31
R−I color index 0.29
Variable type None
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -2.4 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -31.87 mas/yr
Dec.: 117.42 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 85.83 ± 0.46 mas
Distance 38 ± 0.2 ly
(11.65 ± 0.06 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 4.36
Other designations
CPD-57 735, GJ 189, HD 33262, HIP 23693, HR 1674, NStars 0505-5728

Zeta Doradus is a solitary, yellow-white, main sequence (F7 V) star located thirty-eight light-years away, in the constellation Dorado.

This star will be in constellation Pictor around 6400 AD.[1]

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2011). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 296. http://books.google.com/books?id=2FNfjWKBZx8C. 

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