Zeta Crateris is a photometrically constant[11] system that is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.740.

[2] With an annual parallax shift of 9.24[1] mas as viewed from Earth, Zeta Crateris is located roughly 350 light years from the Sun.

At that distance, the visual magnitude of the system is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.21 due to interstellar dust.

[12] The primary, component A, is a magnitude 4.95 evolved giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III.

[4] It is a red clump star that is generating energy through the fusion of helium at its core.