Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Octans |
Right ascension | 08h 56m 40.97572s [1] |
Declination | −85° 39′ 47.3476″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.42±0.01 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A8/9 IV [3] or F0 III [4] |
U−B color index | +0.07 [5] |
B−V color index | +0.31 [5] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −3.6±2 [6] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −117.699
mas/
yr
[1] Dec.: +33.964 mas/ yr [1] |
Parallax (π) | 20.9964 ± 0.0776 mas [1] |
Distance | 155.3 ± 0.6
ly (47.6 ± 0.2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.95 [7] |
Details | |
Mass | 2.06±0.40 [8] M☉ |
Radius | 2.25±0.11 [9] R☉ |
Luminosity | 12.63±0.09 [1] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.04±0.28 [8] cgs |
Temperature | 7,063±325 [10] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.36 [11] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 115 [12] km/s |
Age | 1.25 [13] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Zeta Octantis, Latinized from ζ Octantis, is a solitary, [16] yellowish-white hued star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Octans. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.42, [2] making it faintly visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions. The star is located relatively close at a distance of only 156 light-years based on Gaia DR3 parallax measurements, [1] but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −3.6 km/s. [6] At its current distance, Zeta Octantis' brightness is diminished by 0.25 magnitudes due to interstellar dust. [17]
This s an evolved A-type star with a stellar classification of A8/9 IV. [3] David S. Evans and colleagues, however, give it a classification of F0 III, [4] which suggests it is already an evolved giant star. It has double the Sun's mass, [8] and 2.25 times the Sun's radius. [9] It radiates around 13 times the luminosity of the Sun [1] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,063 K. [10] Zeta Octantis is estimated to be 1.25 billion years olds based on stellar evolution models by Trevor J. David and Lynne A. Hillenbrand. [13] It has a low metallicity, having only 44% the abundance of heavy metals compared to the Sun. [11] Despite its advanced age, the object spins rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 115 km/s, [12] resulting in an oblate shape with a equatorial bulge 11% larger than the polar radius. [18]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS) | |
---|---|
Constellation | Octans |
Right ascension | 08h 56m 40.97572s [1] |
Declination | −85° 39′ 47.3476″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.42±0.01 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A8/9 IV [3] or F0 III [4] |
U−B color index | +0.07 [5] |
B−V color index | +0.31 [5] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −3.6±2 [6] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −117.699
mas/
yr
[1] Dec.: +33.964 mas/ yr [1] |
Parallax (π) | 20.9964 ± 0.0776 mas [1] |
Distance | 155.3 ± 0.6
ly (47.6 ± 0.2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.95 [7] |
Details | |
Mass | 2.06±0.40 [8] M☉ |
Radius | 2.25±0.11 [9] R☉ |
Luminosity | 12.63±0.09 [1] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.04±0.28 [8] cgs |
Temperature | 7,063±325 [10] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.36 [11] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 115 [12] km/s |
Age | 1.25 [13] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Zeta Octantis, Latinized from ζ Octantis, is a solitary, [16] yellowish-white hued star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Octans. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.42, [2] making it faintly visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions. The star is located relatively close at a distance of only 156 light-years based on Gaia DR3 parallax measurements, [1] but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −3.6 km/s. [6] At its current distance, Zeta Octantis' brightness is diminished by 0.25 magnitudes due to interstellar dust. [17]
This s an evolved A-type star with a stellar classification of A8/9 IV. [3] David S. Evans and colleagues, however, give it a classification of F0 III, [4] which suggests it is already an evolved giant star. It has double the Sun's mass, [8] and 2.25 times the Sun's radius. [9] It radiates around 13 times the luminosity of the Sun [1] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,063 K. [10] Zeta Octantis is estimated to be 1.25 billion years olds based on stellar evolution models by Trevor J. David and Lynne A. Hillenbrand. [13] It has a low metallicity, having only 44% the abundance of heavy metals compared to the Sun. [11] Despite its advanced age, the object spins rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 115 km/s, [12] resulting in an oblate shape with a equatorial bulge 11% larger than the polar radius. [18]