How to see it
Zet Lup has a visual magnitude of about 3.18: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Zet Lup: right ascension 15h 12m 17s, declination −52° 5′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
Zet Lup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74395, HD 134505, Gaia DR3 5888394463447019392. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5888394463447019392
- HIP
- 74395
- HD
- 134505
- gaia_dr3
- 5888394463447019392
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Zet Lup
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.18