38 Virginis

38 Virginis is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Virgo.

38 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, 38 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 38 Virginis:

Color of 38 Virginis ⬤

Magnitude of 38 Virginis 6.11

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 38 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 17°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 38 Virginis

38 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 38 Virginis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 12h 53m 11s

Declination J2000 -03° 33’ 11”

Galactic Longitude 303.79°

Galactic Latitude 59.32°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 38 Virginis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 38 Virginis.

Visibility of 38 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 38 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: 93.6° RISE 15:28

Max altitude: 35.0° TRANSIT 21:09

Azimuth: 266.4° SET 2:53

RIGHT NOW 38 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 38 Virginis

The image below is a photograph of 38 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 38 Virginis is -0.262 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 38 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 38 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-4.37 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.05 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 38 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement

38 Virginis is distant 106.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 32.52 pc

Distance (light year) 106.02 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.262 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 38 Virginis

38 Virginis belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 3.55

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature of 38 Virginis 6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 38 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 38 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 38 Virginis

Flamsteed designation 38 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD111998

SAO Catalogue SAO139022

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62875

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 3593

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9421

FK5 Catalogue 3025

In Evidence

Other stars in Virgo