Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Monoceros |
Right ascension | 08h 08m 35.64663s [1] |
Declination | −2° 59′ 01.6361″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.33 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G2Ib [3] |
U−B color index | +0.72 [2] |
B−V color index | +0.97 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +29.8±0.3 [4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −18.81
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −4.50 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 3.08 ± 0.27 mas [1] |
Distance | 1,060 ± 90
ly (320 ± 30 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.18 [5] |
Details | |
Mass | 6.2 [6] M☉ |
Luminosity | 2,207 [5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.75 [7] cgs |
Temperature | 5,289 [8] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.01 [7] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 17 [3] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Zeta Monocerotis, Latinized from ζ Monocerotis, is a single, [9] yellow-hued star in the constellation Monoceros. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.33, [2] which is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye. The annual parallax shift as measured during the Hipparcos mission is 3.08 milliarcseconds, [1] which provides a rough distance estimate of 1,060 light years. It is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +30 km/s. [4]
This star has a stellar classification of G2 Ib, [3] which matches a supergiant of type G. It has an estimated 6.2 [6] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 2,207 [5] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,289 K. [8] Zeta Monocerotis has three visual companions: component B, with separation 33.3" and magnitude 10.32, C, with separation 65.1" and magnitude 9.68, and D, with separation 38.1" and magnitude 13.4. [10]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Monoceros |
Right ascension | 08h 08m 35.64663s [1] |
Declination | −2° 59′ 01.6361″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.33 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G2Ib [3] |
U−B color index | +0.72 [2] |
B−V color index | +0.97 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +29.8±0.3 [4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −18.81
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: −4.50 [1] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 3.08 ± 0.27 mas [1] |
Distance | 1,060 ± 90
ly (320 ± 30 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.18 [5] |
Details | |
Mass | 6.2 [6] M☉ |
Luminosity | 2,207 [5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 1.75 [7] cgs |
Temperature | 5,289 [8] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.01 [7] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 17 [3] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Zeta Monocerotis, Latinized from ζ Monocerotis, is a single, [9] yellow-hued star in the constellation Monoceros. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.33, [2] which is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye. The annual parallax shift as measured during the Hipparcos mission is 3.08 milliarcseconds, [1] which provides a rough distance estimate of 1,060 light years. It is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +30 km/s. [4]
This star has a stellar classification of G2 Ib, [3] which matches a supergiant of type G. It has an estimated 6.2 [6] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 2,207 [5] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,289 K. [8] Zeta Monocerotis has three visual companions: component B, with separation 33.3" and magnitude 10.32, C, with separation 65.1" and magnitude 9.68, and D, with separation 38.1" and magnitude 13.4. [10]