12 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:10 | Tran: 21:00 | Set: 3:53

Alt: -18.53° Az: 315.95° Direction: North-West

12 Virginis is a star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Virgo.

12 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, 12 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 12 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 12 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-1.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 14m 43s

Declination +10° 07’ 15”

Hour Angle 09h 11m 49s

Sidereal Time 21h 26m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 13m 25s

Declination +10° 15’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 273.17°

Galactic Latitude 70.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class

Absolute magnitude 2.37

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature 7658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 12 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 12 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

12 Virginis is distant 161.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.55

Distance (light year) 161.55

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.091 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 12 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106251

SAO Catalogue SAO99997

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59608

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 2440

Gliese Catalogue NN 3716

FK5 Catalogue 2978

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 12 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.9° RISE 14:10

Max altitude: 48.6° TRANSIT 21:00

Azimuth: 280.1° SET 3:53

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo