Zaniah, a white subgiant star in Virgo
Zaniah is a white subgiant star in the constellation Virgo. At 265 light years away, it is the 463rd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.89.
Zaniah (HIP 60129)
Zaniah is a white subgiant star in the constellation Virgo. At 265 light years away, it is the 463rd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.89. Zaniah is a multiple-star system. The iron abundance of Zaniah is -0.17 (67.6% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 26.2 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 21,800 and 24,100 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 12h 19.9m, Dec -0° 40.2'
Common designations: Zaniah, Eta Virginis, 15 Virginis, HIP 60129, HD 107259, HR 4689
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Brightest stars in Virgo:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 1 | 0.98 | Spica |
| 2 | 2.74 | Porrima |
| 3 | 2.85 | Vindemiatrix |
| 4 | 3.38 | Heze |
| 5 | 3.39 | Auva |
| 6 | 3.59 | Zavijah |
| 7 | 3.73 | 109 Virginis |
| 8 | 3.87 | Rijl al Awwa |
9
| 3.89
) Zaniah
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 10 | 4.04 | Nu Virginis |
| 11 | 4.07 | Syrma |
| 12 | 4.12 | Omicron Virginis |
| 13 | 4.18 | Kappa Virginis |
| 14 | 4.23 | Tau Virginis |
| 15 | 4.38 | Theta Virginis |
| 16 | 4.39 | 110 Virginis |
| 17 | 4.52 | Kkhambaliya |
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Galactic Orbit of Zaniah
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 5.2% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : -168.3°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 7,035 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 7,026 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 363 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 7,016 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 6,672 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 7,398 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for Zaniah
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 184.97663092° ±0.43 mas | -63.90 ±0.30 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -0.66674697° ±0.27 mas | -19.00 ±0.30 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 286.39910654° | -57.00 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | 61.18878651° | -34.56 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 12.29 ± 0.45 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: A2IV 1995ApJS...99..135A.
Radial Velocity:
5.24 ±0.19 km/s [A rating]
2004A&A...424..727P.
This star is a spectroscopic binary with a solved orbit.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
-0.17 dex
2011A&A...525A..71W.
Photometry
| band | magnitude | Abs. Mag. |
| U | ||
| B | 3.92 | -0.63 |
| V | 3.89 | -0.66 |
| R | ||
| I | 3.86 | -0.68 |
| J | ||
| H | ||
| K |
B-V: +0.03 V-I: +0.03
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 81.24 pc (3.7% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,389 pc
Transverse velocity: 25.7 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | 11.1 pc | -37.6 pc | 71.2 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -17.1 km/s | -19.8 km/s | -1.8 km/s |