Heze, a white main-sequence star in Virgo
Heze is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Virgo. At 74 light years away, it is the 252nd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.38.
Heze (HIP 66249)
Heze is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Virgo. At 74 light years away, it is the 252nd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.38. Heze is a component of a multiple-star system. The iron abundance of Heze is -0.26 (55.0% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 33.4 km/s relative to the Sun.
Sky position: RA 13h 34.7m, Dec -0° 36'
Common designations: Heze, Zeta Virginis, 79 Virginis, HIP 66249, HD 118098, HR 5107, Gliese 3792
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Brightest stars in Virgo:
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| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 1 | 0.98 | Spica |
| 2 | 2.74 | Porrima |
| 3 | 2.85 | Vindemiatrix |
4
| 3.38
) Heze
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 5 | 3.39 | Auva |
| 6 | 3.59 | Zavijah |
| 7 | 3.73 | 109 Virginis |
| 8 | 3.87 | Rijl al Awwa |
| 9 | 3.89 | Zaniah |
| 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 Heze
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 9.2% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : -66.9°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 7,720 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 7,688 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 706 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 7,656 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,014 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 8,426 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for Heze
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 203.67397824° ±0.16 mas | -280.48 ±0.17 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -0.59593830° ±0.11 mas | 49.05 ±0.12 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 325.24715627° | -247.40 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | 60.38803933° | 140.95 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 44.03 ± 0.19 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: A2Van 2003AJ....126.2048G.
Radial Velocity: -13.20 ±2.60 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
-0.26 ±0.04 dex
2011A&A...525A..71W.
Photometry
| band | magnitude | Abs. Mag. |
| U | ||
| B | 3.49 | 1.71 |
| V | 3.38 | 1.60 |
| R | ||
| I | 3.27 | 1.49 |
| J | 3.26 | 1.48 |
| H | 3.15 | 1.37 |
| K | 3.22 | 1.44 |
B-V: +0.11 V-I: +0.11
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 22.71 pc (0.4% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,391 pc
Transverse velocity: 30.7 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | 9.2 pc | -6.4 pc | 19.7 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -31.4 km/s | -10.6 km/s | -4.0 km/s |