84 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:03 | Tran: 4:22 | Set: 10:37

Alt: 11.59° Az: 99.22° Direction: East

84 Virginis is a variable and double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Virgo.

84 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, 84 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 84 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 84 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-4.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 44m 20s

Declination +03° 24’ 44”

Hour Angle 18h 57m 31s

Sidereal Time 08h 41m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 43m 03s

Declination +03° 32’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 332.78°

Galactic Latitude 63.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.24

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 84 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 84 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

84 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 84 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.36

Secondary star magnitude 8.16

Magnitude difference 2.8

Separation 3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

84 Virginis is distant 217.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 66.62

Distance (light year) 217.19

Radial Speed -41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.291 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.071"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 84 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD119425

SAO Catalogue SAO120082

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP66936

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 2775

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6401

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9000

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 84 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.6° RISE 22:03

Max altitude: 41.9° TRANSIT 4:22

Azimuth: 273.4° SET 10:37

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo