86 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:51 | Tran: 21:45 | Set: 2:42

Alt: -48.06° Az: 28.81° Direction: North-North-East

86 Virginis is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Virgo.

86 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.51. Because of its faintness, 86 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 86 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 86 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 47m 17s

Declination -12° 33’ 11”

Hour Angle 13h 17m 03s

Sidereal Time 03h 04m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 45m 56s

Declination -12° 25’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.16°

Galactic Latitude 48.29°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.51

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.18

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 86 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 86 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

86 Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 86 Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.51

Secondary star magnitude 10.51

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 1.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

86 Virginis is distant 379.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 116.28

Distance (light year) 379.07

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 86 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD119853

SAO Catalogue SAO158152

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67172

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 3591

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9018

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 86 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.6° RISE 16:51

Max altitude: 26.0° TRANSIT 21:45

Azimuth: 257.4° SET 2:42

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo