Zeta Piscis Austrini
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Right ascension | 22h 30m 53.77310s |
| Declination | −26° 04′ 25.5041″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +6.43 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K1 III |
| B−V color index | +1.08 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −23.40±0.12 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +40.647 mas/yr Dec.: −74.044 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.9457±0.0243 mas |
| Distance | 410 ± 1 ly (125.9 ± 0.4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.83 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.9 M☉ |
| Radius | 11 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 50 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.50 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,732 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.09 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.6 km/s |
| Age | 410 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| ζ PsA, NSV 14180, CD−26°16175, CPD−26°7379, FK5 5986, HD 213296, HIP 111138, HR 8570, SAO 191196 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Zeta Piscis Austrini, Latinized from ζ Piscis Austrini, is an orange-hued star in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +6.43, which is near the lower limit of stars that can be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.55 mas as seen from the Gaia telescope, the star is located 410±1 light years from the Sun. This is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K1 III. It is a suspected variable star.