68 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:57 | Tran: 21:49 | Set: 2:45

Alt: 2.90° Az: 245.10° Direction: West-South-West

68 Virginis is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Virgo.

68 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, 68 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 68 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 68 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 28m 04s

Declination -12° 50’ 20”

Hour Angle 04h 33m 12s

Sidereal Time 18h 01m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 26m 43s

Declination -12° 42’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 316.18°

Galactic Latitude 49.25°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.70

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 68 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 68 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

68 Virginis is distant 504.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.80

Distance (light year) 504.64

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.13 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 68 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD116870

SAO Catalogue SAO157938

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65581

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 3516

FK5 Catalogue 1348

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6244

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 68 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.8° RISE 16:57

Max altitude: 25.7° TRANSIT 21:49

Azimuth: 257.2° SET 2:45

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo