20 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:50 | Tran: 17:44 | Set: 23:43

Alt: -69.92° Az: 285.86° Direction: West-North-West

20 Virginis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Virgo.

20 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, 20 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 20 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 20 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 34m 20s

Declination +10° 09’ 18”

Hour Angle 10h 41m 35s

Sidereal Time 23h 15m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 33m 02s

Declination +10° 17’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 287.63°

Galactic Latitude 72.62°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.46

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 20 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 20 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

20 Virginis is distant 471.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 144.51

Distance (light year) 471.10

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.051 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 20 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD109217

SAO Catalogue SAO100146

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61246

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 2473

FK5 Catalogue 3004

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 20 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Requena, Perú are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Lima):

Azimuth: 79.8° RISE 11:50

Max altitude: 74.8° TRANSIT 17:44

Azimuth: 280.2° SET 23:43

Name:	Requena, Perú
Latitude:	5° 3' 39.0" S
Longitude:	73° 51' 1.1" W
Timezone:	America/Lima

Set Location

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