33 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:22 | Tran: 22:08 | Set: 4:58

Alt: 34.07° Az: 122.20° Direction: East-South-East

33 Virginis is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Virgo.

33 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, 33 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 33 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 33 Virginis during the next 1000 years (4.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 47m 39s

Declination +09° 24’ 06”

Hour Angle 20h 58m 53s

Sidereal Time 09h 46m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 46m 22s

Declination +09° 32’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 298.79°

Galactic Latitude 72.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.67

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.42

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 33 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 33 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

33 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 33 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.67

Secondary star magnitude 8.77

Magnitude difference 3.1

Separation 171.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

33 Virginis is distant 145.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.72

Distance (light year) 145.80

Radial Speed 52 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.277 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.446"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 33 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD111028

SAO Catalogue SAO119580

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62325

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 2468

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 33 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.6° RISE 15:22

Max altitude: 47.9° TRANSIT 22:08

Azimuth: 279.4° SET 4:58

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo