Zwicky Transient Facility

ZTF18acppacz

RR Lyrae star 61% confidence

An old star pulsing on a steady rhythm of about half a day.

First detected: 2018-11-18 12:30 UTC; 8 years ago
Last detected: 2026-11-04 12:35 UTC; 26 h ago
Detections: 306
Position (J2000): 08:10:09.75 -02:18:48.9; 122.54060°, -2.31359°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

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RR Lyrae star61%

Where in the sky

Whole sky, right ascension (hours) across, declination (degrees) up. The dashed curve is the plane of the Milky Way.