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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:02 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:51
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4 Virginis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:15 | Tran: 20:54 | Set: 3:37
Alt: 25.91°   Az: 248.99°   Direction: West-South-West

4 Virginis is a multiple star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Virgo.

4 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.32. Because of its faintness, 4 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.

Image of 4 Virginis star
DSS2 image of 4 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-9.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 49m 13s
+08° 06’ 16”
03h 52m 02s
15h 41m 15s

J2000

11h 47m 54s
+08° 14’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

261.46°
65.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.32

1.47
A1
9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

4 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 4 Virginis double sysyem:

5.32
12.12
6.8
150.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Virginis is distant 192.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

58.93
192.10
-1 km/s
-0.057 arcsec/y
0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO119058
SAO119058

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 4 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.9°
Max altitude: 46.6°
Azimuth: 278.1°