78 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:57 | Tran: 13:13 | Set: 19:28

Alt: -22.35° Az: 51.42° Direction: North-East

78 Virginis is a variable star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Virgo.

78 Virginis visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, 78 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 78 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 78 Virginis during the next 10000 years (7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 35m 23s

Declination +03° 31’ 57”

Hour Angle 15h 05m 40s

Sideral Time 04h 41m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 34m 07s

Declination +03° 39’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.27°

Galactic Latitude 64.41°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 78 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.94

Class

78 Virginis is also a SrCrEu chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 1.19

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 78 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 78 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

78 Virginis is distant 183.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.21

Distance (light year) 183.25

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 78 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD118022

SAO Catalogue SAO120004

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66200

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 2764

FK5 Catalogue 1351

General Catalogue of Variable Stars CW Vir

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 78 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.5° RISE 6:57

Max altitude: 42.1° TRANSIT 13:13

Azimuth: 273.5° SET 19:28

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo