Star profile
Zeta Norma
What is Zeta Norma
Zeta Normae sits 218 light-years away in Norma, a tiny southern constellation invented by Lacaille in honour of the geometer's tools. A yellow-white F-type star, similar in temperature to the Sun but somewhat hotter, it belongs to a southern figure that most European observers never even reach. Its quiet light shines from a seldom-visited corner of the firmament.
Where it is and when to see it
Zeta Norma lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is June, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 68° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 34° N.
It ranks no. 22 in brightness among the 26 stars of Norma in our catalogue. To find it, start from Gamma 2 Norma, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 220 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Zeta Norma
- Constellation
- Norma
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.78
- Distance
- 217.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 243.345° · Dec -55.541°
- Catalogue
- HIP 79497 · HD 145361
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Other stars in Norma
Norma has 26 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Gamma 2 Norma4.01
- Epsilon Norma4.46
- Iota 1 Norma4.63
- HIP 800545.76
- HIP 775625.78
- HIP 779905.78
- HIP 775415.86
- HIP 802125.89