- Stars with a name
- Heze
Heze
ζ Virginis
Heze is a white star, in the constellation Virgo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1952.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in April, May, and June.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.38.
What it’s like
It gives off 20 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 8,900 degrees.
It is 74.1 light years away: 701 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1952: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.