32 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:08 | Tran: 20:45 | Set: 3:25

Alt: -24.54° Az: 36.38° Direction: North-East

32 Virginis is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Virgo.

32 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, 32 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 46m 54s

Declination +07° 32’ 04”

Hour Angle 14h 11m 53s

Sidereal Time 02h 58m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 45m 37s

Declination +07° 40’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 298.61°

Galactic Latitude 70.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 32 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.22

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type F0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 244.01

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.107 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 32 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.5° RISE 14:08

Max altitude: 46.1° TRANSIT 20:45

Azimuth: 277.5° SET 3:25

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo