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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:03 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:50
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53 Virginis

Below the horizon.  Rise: 17:50 | Tran: 22:22 | Set: 2:58
Alt: -48.58°   Az: 42.14°   Direction: North-East

53 Virginis is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Virgo.

53 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.04. Because of its faintness, 53 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.

Image of 53 Virginis star
DSS2 image of 53 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Virginis during the next 1000 years (1.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.77 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 13m 24s
-16° 19’ 58”
13h 50m 11s
03h 03m 36s

J2000

13h 12m 03s
-16° 11’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

310.12°
46.39°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 53 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.04
Giant

2.48
F5III
6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

53 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 53 Virginis double sysyem:

5.04
10.04
5
235 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

53 Virginis is distant 106.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

32.55
106.12
-14 km/s
0.098 arcsec/y
-0.286"/y

Alternative Designations

53 Virginis
SAO157788
SAO157788

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 53 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.3°
Max altitude: 22.2°
Azimuth: 253.7°