65 Virginis

65 Virginis is a giant star in the constellation of Virgo.

65 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its reltive faintness, 65 Virginis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 65 Virginis:

Color of 65 Virginis ⬤

Magnitude of 65 Virginis 5.89

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 65 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 29°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 65 Virginis

65 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 65 Virginis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 23m 18s

Declination J2000 -04° 55’ 27”

Galactic Longitude 317.64°

Galactic Latitude 57.03°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 65 Virginis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 65 Virginis.

Visibility of 65 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 65 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: 94.9° RISE 16:25

Max altitude: 33.6° TRANSIT 21:58

Azimuth: 265.1° SET 3:35

RIGHT NOW 65 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 65 Virginis

The image below is a photograph of 65 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 65 Virginis is -0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 65 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 65 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 65 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement

65 Virginis is distant 1,160.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 355.87 pc

Distance (light year) 1,160.14 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 65 Virginis

65 Virginis belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.87

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.43

Temperature of 65 Virginis 3902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 65 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 65 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 65 Virginis

Flamsteed designation 65 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116365

SAO Catalogue SAO139308

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65323

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 3469

FK5 Catalogue 3069

In Evidence

Other stars in Virgo