64 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:24 | Tran: 22:47 | Set: 5:15

Alt: -31.70° Az: 19.78° Direction: North-North-East

64 Virginis is a star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Virgo.

64 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, 64 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 64 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 64 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-10.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 23m 26s

Declination +05° 01’ 21”

Hour Angle 13h 07m 11s

Sidereal Time 02h 30m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 22m 09s

Declination +05° 09’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 322.72°

Galactic Latitude 66.84°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.85

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 64 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 64 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

64 Virginis is distant 207.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.69

Distance (light year) 207.64

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.065 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 64 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116235

SAO Catalogue SAO119905

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65241

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 2737

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 64 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.0° RISE 16:24

Max altitude: 43.5° TRANSIT 22:47

Azimuth: 275.0° SET 5:15

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo