The traditional name 'Zavijava' comes from the Arabic زاوية العواء 'zāwiyat al-cawwa', which means 'the corner of the barker [person who loudly announces a matter of interest to the public]'. This star, together with Zaniah [etVir], Porrima [gaVir], Minelauva [deVir] and Vindemiatrix [epVir], formed the asterism 'Al Awwāʼ, which means 'the barker'.
In China it was known as 太微 右 垣 'Tài Wēi Zuǒ Yuán yī', which means 'The first star of the Left Wall of the Supreme Palace Enclosure', and represented 右 執法 (Yòuzhífǎ), which means 'The Right Administrator of Law' or 'the Right Guardian of the Law'.
Zavijava is a yellow-white main sequence dwarf star of spectral type F9 V, with a surface temperature of 6132 K. It has a rotation speed of 4 km/s.
Photometric observations were carried out in the years 1978, 1998 and 2005.
Zavijava was the star used by Albert Einstein to determine the speed of light in space, during the solar eclipse of September 21, 1922.
Position in relation to the ecliptic:
- Longitude: 177.5º (27º27' Virgo; opposition 180º, 2º33' orb)
- Latitude: 0.7º ( 0º42' Aries; conjunction, 0º42' orb).
Position in relation to the celestial equator:
- Right ascension: 177.7º (27º40' 6th House; opposition 180º, 2º20' orb)
- Declination: 1.8º ( 1º46' 1st House; conjunction, 1º46' orb)
The star Zaniah reminds the quality of the planets Mercury, Mars and Saturn. The symbolic images 'corner of the barker' refers to the focal point of emission of messages oriented to the population.
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It is related with an amazing coherence between what is preached and the way of behaving.
"Mulan" (1998)
Cate Blanchett, actress of the movie "Elizabeth" (1998), has Zavijava in Virgo (7th Moon-Node House), in conjunction with Jupiter, which is surrounded by Uranus and Pluto.
Shekhar Kapur, director of the movie "Elizabeth" (1998), has Zavijava in Virgo on the cusp of 10th Moon-Node House.
