54 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:27 | Tran: 21:44 | Set: 2:04

Alt: -25.70° Az: 88.53° Direction: East

54 Virginis is a double giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Virgo.

54 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, 54 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 54 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 54 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 14m 48s

Declination -18° 57’ 38”

Hour Angle 16h 49m 03s

Sidereal Time 06h 03m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 13m 26s

Declination -18° 49’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.15°

Galactic Latitude 43.74°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.71

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature 9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 54 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 54 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

Main star magnitude 6.28

Secondary star magnitude 6.68

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 5.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 396.83

Distance (light year) 1,293.65

Radial Speed -41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 54 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114846

SAO Catalogue SAO157798

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64520

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 3562

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8824

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 54 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.0° RISE 17:27

Max altitude: 19.6° TRANSIT 21:44

Azimuth: 251.0° SET 2:04

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo