70 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:42 | Tran: 21:51 | Set: 5:03

Alt: 24.60° Az: 260.89° Direction: West

70 Virginis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Virgo.

70 Virginis visual magnitude is 4.98. Because of its moderate brightness, 70 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 70 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 70 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-3.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.62 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 29m 40s

Declination +13° 38’ 52”

Hour Angle 04h 29m 59s

Sidereal Time 17h 59m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 28m 25s

Declination +13° 46’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 337.69°

Galactic Latitude 74.11°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.98

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.69

Spectral Type G4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.71

Temperature 5568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 70 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 70 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

70 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 70 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.98

Secondary star magnitude 8.58

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 286.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

70 Virginis is distant 59.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 18.11

Distance (light year) 59.04

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.236 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.577"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 70 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD117176

SAO Catalogue SAO100582

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP65721

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 2621

Gliese Catalogue Gl 512.1

FK5 Catalogue 1349

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 70 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.4° RISE 14:42

Max altitude: 52.2° TRANSIT 21:51

Azimuth: 283.6° SET 5:03

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo