subgiant · A2IV
Heze
Heze is a blue-white subgiant (spectral type A2IV) about 74 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 3.37 it is easy to see even from a city.
A star in Virgo.
Its light output is roughly 20 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in April.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 74 light-years
- Spectral type
- A2IV (subgiant)
- Colour
- Blue-white
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.37 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 20 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 13h 35m, declination -0.6°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.