74 Virginis
74 Virginis is a variable giant star in the constellation of Virgo.
74 Virginis visual magnitude is 4.69. Because of its moderate brightness, 74 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 74 Virginis:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 74 Virginis
74 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 74 Virginis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 74 Virginis in the sky:
Visibility of 74 Virginis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 74 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 74 Virginis
The image below is a photograph of 74 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 74 Virginis is -0.104 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.045 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 74 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement
74 Virginis is distant 431.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 74 Virginis
74 Virginis belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 74 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
