83 Virginis
83 Virginis is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Virgo.
83 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its reltive faintness, 83 Virginis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 83 Virginis is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 83 Virginis
83 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 17.1°
Azimuth: 211.3°
Direction: South-South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 83 Virginis
83 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 83 Virginis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 83 Virginis in the sky:
Visibility of 83 Virginis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 83 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 83 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement
83 Virginis is distant 779.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 83 Virginis
83 Virginis belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 83 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
