Zeta Eridani

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Star
ζ Eridani
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 03 h 15 m 50.03 s
declination -08 ° 49 ′ 11 ″
Apparent brightness 4.8 likes
Typing
B − V color index +0.23 
U − B color index +0.09 
R − I index +0.13 
Spectral class A5m
Astrometry
Radial velocity (−5.8 ± 4.2) km / s
parallax (29.72 ± 0.29)  mas
distance (110 ± 1)  ly
(33.6 ± 0.3)  pc  
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (−0.35 ± 0.39)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (+46.10 ± 0.27)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name ζ Eridani
Flamsteed name 13 Eridani
Bonn survey BD −9 ° 624
Bright Star Catalog HR 984 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 20320 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 15197 [3]
SAO catalog SAO 130387 [4]
Tycho catalog TYC 5295-1259-1 [5]
Other names FK5  1091

ζ Eridani ( ζ Eridani , short ζ Eri ) is a star in the constellation Eridanus about 100 light years away . Zeta Eridani belongs to the spectral class A5m and has an apparent brightness of 4.8 mag.

The star bears the historical proper name Zibal . On September 12, 2016, the IAU set this proper name as the standardized proper name for this star.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Hipparcos catalog (ESA 1997)
  2. ↑ a b c Bright Star Catalog
  3. ↑ Pulkovo radial velocities for 35493 HIP stars
  4. ↑ a b c Hipparcos, the New Reduction (van Leeuwen, 2007)
  5. ↑ Bulletin of the IAU Working Group on Star Names, No. October 2, 2016. (PDF) Retrieved November 10, 2016 (English, 151 KiB).