54 Virginis
54 Virginis is a double giant star in the constellation of Virgo.
54 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its reltive faintness, 54 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 54 Virginis:
54 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 9.4°
Azimuth: 222.9°
Direction: South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 54 Virginis
54 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 54 Virginis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 54 Virginis in the sky:

Visibility of 54 Virginis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 54 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 54 Virginis
The image below is a photograph of 54 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 54 Virginis is -0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 54 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement
54 Virginis is distant 1,293.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 54 Virginis
54 Virginis belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 54 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

54 Virginis star system properties
54 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 54 Virginis double sysyem: