87 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:15 | Tran: 22:37 | Set: 3:04

Alt: 17.39° Az: 155.94° Direction: South-South-East

87 Virginis is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Virgo.

87 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, 87 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 87 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 87 Virginis during the next 10000 years (9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 48m 48s

Declination -17° 59’ 09”

Hour Angle 22h 23m 25s

Sidereal Time 12h 12m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 47m 25s

Declination -17° 51’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 321.28°

Galactic Latitude 43.01°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.43

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.02

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 87 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 87 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

87 Virginis is distant 635.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 64 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 194.93

Distance (light year) 635.48

Radial Speed 64 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 87 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD120052

SAO Catalogue SAO158165

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP67288

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 3932

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6442

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 87 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.0° RISE 18:15

Max altitude: 20.5° TRANSIT 22:37

Azimuth: 252.0° SET 3:04

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo