Star · A2IV
Zaniah
Zaniah is a subgiant star of spectral type A2IV in the constellation Virgo, 247.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | η Vir · HIP 60129 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 247.7 light-years (75.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.51 |
| Spectral type | A2IV |
| Surface temperature | 9,810 K |
| Luminosity | 183 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.69 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.03 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 19m 54.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 40′ 00″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.89). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1778. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Zaniah, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.23, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 60440 10.1 light-years
- 10 Vir 16.0 light-years
- HIP 59893 17.4 light-years
- HIP 59150 18.6 light-years
- HIP 59646 19.0 light-years
- HIP 60747 19.1 light-years
- HIP 60953 19.5 light-years
- HIP 59536 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.