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Zeta Scuti

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Primary
  
ζ Scuti A

Magnitude
  
4.66

Constellation
  
Scutum

Eccentricity
  
0.1

Companion
  
ζ Scuti B

Period
  
6.5 years

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
4.66

Zeta Scuti

Similar
  
Alpha Scuti, Delta Scuti, NGC 6712, UY Scuti, Messier 26

Zeta Scuti (ζ Sct, ζ Scuti) is the Bayer designation for a star in the southern constellation of Scutum. It is a G-type giant star with an apparent magnitude of +4.68, approximately 207 light years from Earth. This is an astrometric binary system with a period of 6.5 years (2,374 days) and an orbital eccentricity of 0.10.

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