44 Virginis

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

44 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its reltive faintness, 44 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 44 Virginis:

Color of 44 Virginis ⬤

Magnitude of 44 Virginis 5.79

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 44 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 7°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 44 Virginis

44 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 44 Virginis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 12h 59m 39s

Declination J2000 -03° 48’ 42”

Galactic Longitude 306.92°

Galactic Latitude 59°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 44 Virginis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 44 Virginis.

Visibility of 44 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 44 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: 93.8° RISE 15:52

Max altitude: 34.7° TRANSIT 21:31

Azimuth: 266.2° SET 3:14

RIGHT NOW 44 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 44 Virginis

The image below is a photograph of 44 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 44 Virginis is -0.037 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 44 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 297.72 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 44 Virginis

44 Virginis belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.99

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature of 44 Virginis 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

44 Virginis 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

Alternative designations of 44 Virginis

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

In Evidence

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