61 Virginis

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

61 Virginis visual magnitude is 4.74. Because of its moderate brightness, 61 Virginis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 61 Virginis:

Color of 61 Virginis ⬤

Magnitude of 61 Virginis 4.74

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 61 Virginis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 61 Virginis

61 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 61 Virginis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 18m 24s

Declination J2000 -18° 18’ 41”

Galactic Longitude 311.88°

Galactic Latitude 44.1°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 61 Virginis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 61 Virginis.

Visibility of 61 Virginis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 108.3° RISE 17:09

Max altitude: 20.2° TRANSIT 21:30

Azimuth: 251.7° SET 1:54

RIGHT NOW 61 Virginis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 61 Virginis

The image below is a photograph of 61 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 61 Virginis is -1.07 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -1.065 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 61 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 27.79 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -1.07 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -1.065 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 61 Virginis

61 Virginis belongs to spectral class G6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 5.09

Spectral Type G6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.71

Temperature of 61 Virginis 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

61 Virginis 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

Alternative designations of 61 Virginis

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

In Evidence

Other stars in Virgo