Star profile

Zaniah

Eta Virginis · Virgo

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What is Zaniah

Zaniah belongs to Virgo, the great constellation of the celestial maiden, its name from the Arabic «al-zāwiyah», «the corner» or «the angle». A white A-class star roughly 265 light-years away, it is part of the quiet network of stars that traces the folds of the figure's robe. The light arriving this night began its journey when Newton was publishing the Principia in London.

Where it is and when to see it

Zaniah lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 38° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 49° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 57° above the horizon.

It sits almost on the celestial equator, so it can be seen from nearly the whole planet.

It ranks no. 10 in brightness among the 99 stars of Virgo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Spica, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 270 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Zaniah

Constellation: Virgo
Apparent magnitude: 3.89
Distance: 265.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 184.976° · Dec -0.667°
Catalogue: HIP 60129 · HD 107259

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Other stars in Virgo

Virgo has 99 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 99 stars in Virgo