74 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:52 | Tran: 13:18 | Set: 18:44

Alt: -9.98° Az: 272.29° Direction: West

74 Virginis is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Virgo.

74 Virginis visual magnitude is 4.69. Because of its moderate brightness, 74 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 74 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 74 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-1.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 33m 15s

Declination -06° 22’ 57”

Hour Angle 06h 32m 06s

Sideral Time 20h 05m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 31m 57s

Declination -06° 15’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.78°

Galactic Latitude 55.21°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 74 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.69

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.92

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 74 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 74 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 132.45

Distance (light year) 431.79

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.104 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 74 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD117675

SAO Catalogue SAO139390

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66006

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 3714

FK5 Catalogue 3079

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6297

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 74 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.4° RISE 7:52

Max altitude: 32.1° TRANSIT 13:18

Azimuth: 263.6° SET 18:44

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo