49 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:01 | Tran: 20:04 | Set: 1:10

Alt: 25.36° Az: 201.44° Direction: South-West

49 Virginis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Virgo.

49 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.19. Because of its faintness, 49 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 49 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 49 Virginis during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 09m 14s

Declination -10° 52’ 32”

Hour Angle 01h 18m 37s

Sidereal Time 14h 27m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 07m 53s

Declination -10° 44’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.5°

Galactic Latitude 51.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.19

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.33

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 49 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

49 Virginis is distant 305.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.81

Distance (light year) 305.82

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 49 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114038

SAO Catalogue SAO157739

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64078

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 3628

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 49 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.9° RISE 15:01

Max altitude: 27.6° TRANSIT 20:04

Azimuth: 259.1° SET 1:10

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo