Zeta2 Scorpii
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
Constellation | Scorpius |
Right ascension | 16h 54m 35.00435s[1] |
Declination | −42° 21′ 40.7407″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.59 to 3.65[2] |
| Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K4 III[3] |
| U−B color index | +1.65[4] |
| B−V color index | +1.37[4] |
| R−I color index | +0.68[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 2998813000000000000♠−18.7±0.9[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −127.72[1] mas/yr Dec.: −229.44[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 24.65 ± 0.27[1] mas |
| Distance | 132 ± 1 ly (40.6 ± 0.4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6999300000000000000♠0.30±0.09[6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 7000119000000000000♠1.19±0.14[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 7001210000000000000♠21.0±1.6[6] R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 7000184000000000000♠1.84±0.10[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,169[6] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.06[6] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 2.30[7] km/s |
| Age | 7000580000000000000♠5.80±2.26[6] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
ζ2 Sco, Zeta2 Scorpii, Zeta2 Sco, CD−42 11646, CPD−42 7549, GC 22751, HD 152334, HIP 82729, HR 6271, LTT 6737, NLTT 43744, PPM 322371, SAO 227402.[8] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Reddish ζ2 Scorpii alongside the fainter ζ1 Scorpii to the south of NGC 6231
Zeta2 Scorpii (Zeta2 Sco, ζ2 Scorpii, ζ2 Sco) is a K-type orange giant star in the constellation of Scorpius.[8] It has an apparent visual magnitude which varies between 3.59 and 3.65,[2] and is located near the blue-white supergiant star ζ1 Scorpii in Earth's sky. In astronomical terms, ζ2 is much closer to the Sun and unrelated to ζ1 except for line-of sight co-incidence. ζ1 is 5,700 light-years away and probably an outlying member of open star cluster NGC 6231 (also known as the "northern jewel box" cluster), whereas ζ2 is a mere 132 lightyears distant and thus much less luminous in real terms. ζ2 can also be distinguished from its optical partner, ζ1, because of its orangish colour especially in long-exposure astrophographs.
References
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