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17 Virginis

17 Virginis is a variable and double main-sequence star in the constellation of Virgo.

17 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, 17 Virginis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 17 Virginis:

6.4
Main-sequence
17 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 38°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 17 Virginis

17 Virginis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 17 Virginis are provided in the following table:

12h 22m 32s
+05° 18’ 20”
284.15°
67.12°
Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 17 Virginis in the sky:

Finder chart 17 Virginis star
Simplified finder chart for 17 Virginis.

Visibility of 17 Virginis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 17 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.7°
Max altitude: 43.8°
Azimuth: 275.3°
17 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 17 Virginis

The image below is a photograph of 17 Virginis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 17 Virginis is -0.166 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.053 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 17 Virginis star
DSS2 image of 17 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 17 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-2.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.88 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 17 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement

17 Virginis is distant 97.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

29.82 pc
97.23 ly
5 km/s
-0.166 arcsec/year
-0.053 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 17 Virginis

17 Virginis belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

4.03
F8V
5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 17 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 17 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

17 Virginis star system properties

17 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 17 Virginis double sysyem:

6.4
9.4
3
20.6 arcsec

Alternative designations of 17 Virginis

17 Virginis
SAO119360
SAO119360