Heze - ζ Virginis (zeta Virginis)

Heze, also designated as ζ Virginis (zeta Virginis), is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Virgo.

Heze visual magnitude is 3.37. Because of its moderate brightness, Heze should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Heze:

Color of Heze ⬤

Magnitude of Heze 3.37

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW Heze - ζ Virginis (zeta Virginis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Heze

Heze is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Heze are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 34m 41s

Declination J2000 -00° 35’ 44”

Galactic Longitude 325.25°

Galactic Latitude 60.39°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Heze in the sky:

Finder chart Heze - ζ Virginis (zeta Virginis) star

Simplified finder chart for Heze - ζ Virginis (zeta Virginis).

Visibility of Heze from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's Heze - ζ Virginis (zeta Virginis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.6° RISE 19:55

Max altitude: 37.9° TRANSIT 1:54

Azimuth: 269.4° SET 7:49

RIGHT NOW Heze - ζ Virginis (zeta Virginis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of Heze

The image below is a photograph of Heze from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of Heze is -0.285 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.042 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of Heze - ζ Virginis (zeta Virginis) star

DSS2 image of Heze. The red arrow shows the motion of Heze during the next 1000 years (-4.75 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.70 arcmin in declination);

Distance of Heze from the Sun and relative movement

Heze is distant 73.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 22.45 pc

Distance (light year) 73.18 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.285 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.042 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Heze

Heze belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.61

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature of Heze 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Heze is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of Heze. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of Heze

Proper Name Heze

Bayer designation ζ Virginis
(zeta Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 79 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD118098

SAO Catalogue SAO139420

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66249

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3076

Gliese Catalogue NN 3792

FK5 Catalogue 501

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