106 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:27 | Tran: 15:49 | Set: 21:12

Alt: -45.47° Az: 3.80° Direction: North

106 Virginis is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Virgo.

106 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its faintness, 106 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 106 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 106 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 30m 00s

Declination -07° 00’ 35”

Hour Angle 12h 10m 44s

Sideral Time 02h 40m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 28m 41s

Declination -06° 54’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 341.13°

Galactic Latitude 48.62°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 106 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.42

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 106 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 106 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

106 Virginis is distant 478.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 49 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 146.84

Distance (light year) 478.71

Radial Speed -49 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 106 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD126927

SAO Catalogue SAO139957

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70794

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 4009

FK5 Catalogue 3143

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 106 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.0° RISE 10:27

Max altitude: 31.5° TRANSIT 15:49

Azimuth: 263.0° SET 21:12

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Virgo