61 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:05 | Tran: 13:24 | Set: 17:44

Alt: -44.11° Az: 59.31° Direction: East-North-East

61 Virginis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Virgo.

61 Virginis visual magnitude is 4.74. Because of its moderate brightness, 61 Virginis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 61 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 61 Virginis during the next 100 years (-1.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 19m 44s

Declination -18° 26’ 27”

Hour Angle 14h 42m 26s

Sideral Time 04h 02m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 18m 24s

Declination -18° 18’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 311.88°

Galactic Latitude 44.1°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 61 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.74

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 5.09

Spectral Type G6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.71

Temperature 5568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 61 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 61 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

61 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 61 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.74

Secondary star magnitude 10.24

Magnitude difference 5.5

Separation 231.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

61 Virginis is distant 27.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 8.53

Distance (light year) 27.79

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -1.07 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -1.065"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 61 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD115617

SAO Catalogue SAO157844

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64924

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 3813

Gliese Catalogue Gl 506

FK5 Catalogue 1345

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 61 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.4° RISE 9:05

Max altitude: 20.1° TRANSIT 13:24

Azimuth: 251.6° SET 17:44

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo