44 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:06 | Tran: 18:56 | Set: 0:42

Alt: 34.48° Az: 230.87° Direction: South-West

44 Virginis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Virgo.

44 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, 44 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 44 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 44 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 00m 58s

Declination -03° 56’ 56”

Hour Angle 02h 39m 27s

Sidereal Time 15h 40m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 59m 39s

Declination -03° 48’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 306.92°

Galactic Latitude 59°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 44 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.99

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 44 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 44 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

44 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 44 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.79

Secondary star magnitude 10.69

Magnitude difference 4.9

Separation 20.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

44 Virginis is distant 297.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.32

Distance (light year) 297.72

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 44 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112846

SAO Catalogue SAO139086

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP63414

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 3384

FK5 Catalogue 1336

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8727

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 44 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Palo Alto, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Los_Angeles):

Azimuth: 93.9° RISE 13:06

Max altitude: 48.6° TRANSIT 18:56

Azimuth: 266.1° SET 0:42

Name:	Palo Alto, United States
Latitude:	37° 26' 30.8" N
Longitude:	122° 8' 34.8" W
Timezone:	America/Los_Angeles

Set Location

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