32 Virginis

32 Virginis is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Virgo.

32 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its reltive faintness, 32 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 32 Virginis:

Color of 32 Virginis ⬤

Magnitude of 32 Virginis 5.22

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 32 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 9°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 32 Virginis

32 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 32 Virginis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 12h 45m 37s

Declination J2000 +07° 40’ 23”

Galactic Longitude 298.61°

Galactic Latitude 70.5°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 32 Virginis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 32 Virginis.

Visibility of 32 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 32 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: 82.3° RISE 14:36

Max altitude: 46.2° TRANSIT 21:13

Azimuth: 277.7° SET 3:54

RIGHT NOW 32 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 32 Virginis

The image below is a photograph of 32 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 32 Virginis is -0.107 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 32 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-1.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.07 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 32 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement

32 Virginis is distant 244.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 74.85 pc

Distance (light year) 244.01 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.107 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 32 Virginis

32 Virginis belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type F0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature of 32 Virginis 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 32 Virginis

Flamsteed designation 32 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD110951

SAO Catalogue SAO119574

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62267

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 2639

FK5 Catalogue 1328

General Catalogue of Variable Stars FM Vir

In Evidence

Other stars in Virgo