Zeta Doradus (HIP 23693), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

Zeta Doradus (HIP 23693) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F9V Fe-0.5) in Stars, 38 light years from Earth at magnitude 4.71.

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Zeta Doradus (HIP 23693)

Zeta Doradus is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 38 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.71. Iron abundance: -0.19 (65% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 6.8 km/s. Galactic orbit: 24,038 34,533 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 5h 5m, Dec -57° 28.4'

Spectral type: F9V Fe-0.5

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