Zeta Pictoris (HIP 24829), a yellow-white subgiant star in Stars

Zeta Pictoris (HIP 24829) is a yellow-white subgiant star (F6IV) in Stars, 116 light years from Earth at magnitude 5.44.

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Zeta Pictoris (HIP 24829)

Zeta Pictoris is a yellow-white subgiant star in the constellation Stars. At 116 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.44. Iron abundance: 0.06 (115% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 58.4 km/s. Galactic orbit: 17,652 25,942 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 5h 19m, Dec -50° 36.4'

Spectral type: F6IV

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