57 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:35 | Tran: 14:45 | Set: 18:54

Alt: -42.97° Az: 294.65° Direction: West-North-West

57 Virginis is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Virgo.

57 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, 57 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 57 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 57 Virginis during the next 1000 years (5.10 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.93 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 17m 18s

Declination -20° 04’ 22”

Hour Angle 08h 59m 40s

Sideral Time 22h 16m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 15m 58s

Declination -19° 56’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.77°

Galactic Latitude 42.56°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 57 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.27

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 57 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 57 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

57 Virginis is distant 126.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.94

Distance (light year) 126.95

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.306 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.116"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 57 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD115202

SAO Catalogue SAO157823

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64725

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 3653

Gliese Catalogue Gl 503.3

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 57 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.1° RISE 10:35

Max altitude: 18.4° TRANSIT 14:45

Azimuth: 249.9° SET 18:54

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Virgo