46 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:22 | Tran: 22:02 | Set: 3:47

Alt: 35.01° Az: 180.42° Direction: South

46 Virginis is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Virgo.

46 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, 46 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 46 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 46 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 01m 54s

Declination -03° 30’ 17”

Hour Angle 00h 01m 21s

Sidereal Time 13h 03m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 00m 35s

Declination -03° 22’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 307.43°

Galactic Latitude 59.42°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.87

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 46 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 46 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

46 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 46 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.99

Secondary star magnitude 9.89

Magnitude difference 3.9

Separation 1.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

46 Virginis is distant 344.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.60

Distance (light year) 344.24

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.05"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 46 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112992

SAO Catalogue SAO139096

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP63494

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 3609

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6053

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8732

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 46 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.5° RISE 16:22

Max altitude: 35.0° TRANSIT 22:02

Azimuth: 266.5° SET 3:47

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo