27 Virginis

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

27 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its reltive faintness, 27 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 27 Virginis:

Color of 27 Virginis ⬤

Magnitude of 27 Virginis 6.19

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 27 Virginis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 27 Virginis

27 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 27 Virginis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 12h 41m 34s

Declination J2000 +10° 25’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 294.55°

Galactic Latitude 73.14°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 27 Virginis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 27 Virginis.

Visibility of 27 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 27 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: 79.6° RISE 14:10

Max altitude: 48.9° TRANSIT 21:01

Azimuth: 280.4° SET 3:56

RIGHT NOW 27 Virginis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 27 Virginis

The image below is a photograph of 27 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 27 Virginis is -0.109 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 27 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 223.29 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.109 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 27 Virginis

27 Virginis belongs to spectral class A7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.01

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature of 27 Virginis 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

27 Virginis 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

Alternative designations of 27 Virginis

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

In Evidence

Other stars in Virgo