Zeta Microscopii

Zeta  Microscopii

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Microscopium
Right ascension	21^h 02^m 57.95290^s [1]
Declination	−38° 37′ 53.2099″ [1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.33
Characteristics
Spectral type	F5V
Astrometry
Parallax (π)	28.27 ± 0.33[2] mas
Distance	115 ± 1 ly (35.4 ± 0.4 pc)
Other designations
Zeta Microscopii, Zeta Mic, ζ Mic, CD−39 14089, CPD−39 8849, FK5 790, GC 29363, HD 200163, HIP 103882, HR 8048, SAO 212666

Zeta Microscopii is a star in the constellation Microscopium. Its apparent magnitude is 5.33.^[1] Located around 115 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 7.5 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 6471 K.^[3]

References

1. SIMBAD, Zeta Microscopii (accessed 20 March 2015)
2. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
3. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.