Blue-white main-sequence star · Sculptor
ζ Sculptoris
Also known as: ζ Scl, HIP 183
mag 5.0500 light-years
About
ζ Sculptoris is a blue-white main-sequence star of magnitude 5.0 in Sculptor, about 500 light-years away.
How to find it
- ζ Sculptoris is in the constellation Sculptor.
- Best evenings: around early November it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 50° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNeeds a dark sky away from city lights.
- Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.
Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.
Facts
| Designation | ζ Sculptoris (ζ Scl) |
|---|---|
| Hipparcos number | HIP 183 |
| Type | Blue-white main-sequence star |
| Spectral type | B4V |
| Colour | Blue-whiteB−V colour index −0.15 |
| Magnitude | 5.0The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Distance | 500 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1520. |
| Proper motion | 0.017″ per year across the sky |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 00h 02m 19.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −29° 43′ 13″ |
Sources and credits
Star data: HYG Database by David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0. All data sources →