37 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:40 | Tran: 13:53 | Set: 20:05

Alt: 40.03° Az: 198.52° Direction: South-South-West

37 Virginis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Virgo.

37 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, 37 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 37 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 37 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 52m 52s

Declination +02° 55’ 21”

Hour Angle 00h 56m 23s

Sideral Time 13h 49m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 51m 36s

Declination +03° 03’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 303.04°

Galactic Latitude 65.93°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 37 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.24

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.29

Temperature 4139K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 37 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 37 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

37 Virginis is distant 582.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 178.57

Distance (light year) 582.14

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 37 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD111765

SAO Catalogue SAO119633

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62757

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 2703

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 37 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.1° RISE 7:40

Max altitude: 41.4° TRANSIT 13:53

Azimuth: 272.9° SET 20:05

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Virgo