82 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:23 | Tran: 19:13 | Set: 0:58

Alt: 4.10° Az: 259.17° Direction: West

82 Virginis is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Virgo.

82 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.01. Because of its faintness, 82 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 82 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 82 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-1.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 42m 57s

Declination -08° 49’ 52”

Hour Angle 05h 29m 56s

Sidereal Time 19h 12m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 41m 36s

Declination -08° 42’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.42°

Galactic Latitude 52.16°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.72

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 82 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 82 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

82 Virginis is distant 457.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 140.25

Distance (light year) 457.22

Radial Speed -37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.094 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 82 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD119149

SAO Catalogue SAO139490

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66803

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 3674

FK5 Catalogue 1355

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6390

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 82 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Tlacotepec de Mejía, Messico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Mexico_City):

Azimuth: 98.8° RISE 13:23

Max altitude: 62.0° TRANSIT 19:13

Azimuth: 261.2° SET 0:58

Name:	Tlacotepec de Mejía, Messico
Latitude:	19° 11' 22.2" N
Longitude:	96° 50' 17.2" W
Timezone:	America/Mexico_City

Set Location

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