6 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:13 | Tran: 11:53 | Set: 18:34

Alt: -17.47° Az: 309.68° Direction: North-West

6 Virginis is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Virgo.

6 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, 6 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 6 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 56m 19s

Declination +08° 18’ 21”

Hour Angle 08h 48m 24s

Sideral Time 20h 44m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 55m 03s

Declination +08° 26’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 264.79°

Galactic Latitude 67.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 6 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.02

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Virginis is distant 167.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.41

Distance (light year) 167.61

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD103484

SAO Catalogue SAO119111

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58110

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 2560

FK5 Catalogue 2951

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.7° RISE 5:13

Max altitude: 46.8° TRANSIT 11:53

Azimuth: 278.3° SET 18:34

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo