108 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:46 | Tran: 23:47 | Set: 5:52

Alt: -13.55° Az: 288.69° Direction: West-North-West

108 Virginis is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Virgo.

108 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, 108 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 108 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 108 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 46m 48s

Declination +00° 36’ 41”

Hour Angle 07h 31m 45s

Sidereal Time 22h 18m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 45m 30s

Declination +00° 43’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 353.72°

Galactic Latitude 51.97°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.69

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.68

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 108 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 108 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

108 Virginis is distant 613.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 188.32

Distance (light year) 613.94

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 108 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129956

SAO Catalogue SAO120642

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72154

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 2972

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 108 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.4° RISE 17:46

Max altitude: 39.1° TRANSIT 23:47

Azimuth: 270.6° SET 5:52

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo