75 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:42 | Tran: 22:19 | Set: 3:00

Alt: -2.30° Az: 247.74° Direction: West-South-West

75 Virginis is a multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Virgo.

75 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, 75 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 75 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 75 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-12.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 34m 13s

Declination -15° 29’ 34”

Hour Angle 04h 54m 38s

Sidereal Time 18h 28m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 32m 51s

Declination -15° 21’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 317.47°

Galactic Latitude 46.34°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.98

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 75 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 75 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

75 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 75 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.55

Secondary star magnitude 11.15

Magnitude difference 5.6

Separation 79.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

75 Virginis is distant 659.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 202.43

Distance (light year) 659.92

Radial Speed -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.073 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 75 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD117789

SAO Catalogue SAO157998

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66091

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 3739

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 75 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.5° RISE 17:42

Max altitude: 23.0° TRANSIT 22:19

Azimuth: 254.5° SET 3:00

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo