variable star Zeta Scuti
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Variable star Zeta Scuti is a pulsating star in the constellation Scutum whose brightness changes over time due to intrinsic stellar variability.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zeta Scuti | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Delta Scuti variable
ⓘ
pulsating star ⓘ variable star ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | approximately 4.66 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation |
Zeta Sct
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ζ Scuti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToConstellationFamily | Hercules family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightnessVariation | intrinsic ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
HD 172748
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ⓘ
HIP 91726 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 7009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialCategory | star ⓘ |
| colorIndexBminusV | about +0.34 ⓘ |
| constellation | Scutum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −08° 16′ 31″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 210 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 64 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 6900 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | giant star ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLatitude | about −3 degrees ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLongitude | about 26 degrees ⓘ |
| hasIntrinsicColor | yellow-white ⓘ |
| hasIntrinsicVariability | true ⓘ |
| hasPhotometricBand | V band ⓘ |
| hasPhotometricVariability | true ⓘ |
| hasProperMotion | measurable in right ascension and declination ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | on the order of a few km/s ⓘ |
| hasStellarClassification | F-type giant ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | primarily southern sky ⓘ |
| isNakedEyeVisible | true ⓘ |
| isPrimaryComponentOfSystem | Zeta Scuti star system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 20 times the luminosity of the Sun ⓘ |
| mass | about 1.8 times the mass of the Sun ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| parallax | about 15.6 milliarcseconds ⓘ |
| pulsationMode | non-radial pulsations ⓘ |
| radius | about 3 times the radius of the Sun ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 43m 02s ⓘ |
| spectralClass | F2III ⓘ |
| variabilityAmplitude | small amplitude ⓘ |
| variabilityMechanism | stellar pulsation ⓘ |
| variabilityPeriod | on the order of a few hours ⓘ |
| variableType | Delta Scuti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleInSeason | northern summer ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.