4 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:11 | Tran: 11:50 | Set: 18:29

Alt: 46.59° Az: 176.76° Direction: South

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.

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

Right Ascension 11h 49m 11s

Declination +08° 06’ 29”

Hour Angle 23h 51m 00s

Sideral Time 11h 40m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 47m 54s

Declination +08° 14’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 261.46°

Galactic Latitude 65.86°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 4 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.32

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.47

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

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

Main star magnitude 5.32

Secondary star magnitude 12.12

Magnitude difference 6.8

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 58.93

Distance (light year) 192.10

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.057 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 4 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD102510

SAO Catalogue SAO119058

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57562

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 2549

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° RISE 5:11

Max altitude: 46.6° TRANSIT 11:50

Azimuth: 278.1° SET 18:29

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo