41 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:20 | Tran: 20:21 | Set: 3:26

Alt: 42.13° Az: 132.51° Direction: South-East

41 Virginis is a giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Virgo.

41 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, 41 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 41 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 41 Virginis during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 55m 06s

Declination +12° 16’ 51”

Hour Angle 21h 43m 54s

Sidereal Time 10h 39m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 53m 49s

Declination +12° 25’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.23°

Galactic Latitude 75.28°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.32

Spectral Type A7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature 7658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 41 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 41 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

41 Virginis is distant 198.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 60.98

Distance (light year) 198.78

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.051 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 41 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112097

SAO Catalogue SAO100322

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62933

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 2602

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 41 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.7° RISE 13:20

Max altitude: 50.8° TRANSIT 20:21

Azimuth: 282.3° SET 3:26

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo