27 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:45 | Tran: 21:36 | Set: 4:30

Alt: 5.86° Az: 80.83° Direction: East

27 Virginis is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Virgo.

27 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, 27 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 27 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 27 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-1.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 42m 51s

Declination +10° 17’ 14”

Hour Angle 17h 45m 54s

Sidereal Time 06h 28m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 41m 34s

Declination +10° 25’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 294.55°

Galactic Latitude 73.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 27 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.01

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 27 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 27 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

27 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 27 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.19

Secondary star magnitude 9.99

Magnitude difference 3.8

Separation 85.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

27 Virginis is distant 223.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.49

Distance (light year) 223.29

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.109 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 27 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD110377

SAO Catalogue SAO100207

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61937

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 2484

General Catalogue of Variable Stars GG Vir

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 27 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.7° RISE 14:45

Max altitude: 48.8° TRANSIT 21:36

Azimuth: 280.3° SET 4:30

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo