10 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:57 | Tran: 21:04 | Set: 3:14

Alt: 7.35° Az: 263.55° Direction: West

10 Virginis is a double giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Virgo.

10 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, 10 Virginis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 10 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 10 Virginis during the next 1000 years (0.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.97 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 10m 59s

Declination +01° 45’ 23”

Hour Angle 05h 21m 33s

Sidereal Time 17h 32m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 09m 41s

Declination +01° 53’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 279.54°

Galactic Latitude 62.86°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.34

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 10 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 10 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

10 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 10 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.95

Secondary star magnitude 13.25

Magnitude difference 7.3

Separation 39.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

10 Virginis is distant 273.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 83.75

Distance (light year) 273.03

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.178"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 10 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD105639

SAO Catalogue SAO119245

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59285

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 2517

FK5 Catalogue 2972

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 10 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.2° RISE 14:57

Max altitude: 40.3° TRANSIT 21:04

Azimuth: 271.8° SET 3:14

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo