95 Virginis

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:27 | Tran: 13:37 | Set: 18:47

Alt: -47.79° Az: 353.35° Direction: North

95 Virginis is a sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Virgo.

95 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, 95 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 95 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 95 Virginis during the next 1000 years (-2.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 08m 01s

Declination -09° 25’ 49”

Hour Angle 11h 41m 53s

Sidereal Time 01h 49m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 06m 42s

Declination -09° 18’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 332.12°

Galactic Latitude 49.24°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 95 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.46

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.76

Spectral Type F2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 95 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 95 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

95 Virginis is distant 178.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 54.88

Distance (light year) 178.92

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.139 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 95 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD123255

SAO Catalogue SAO139736

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68940

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 3697

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 95 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.4° RISE 8:27

Max altitude: 29.1° TRANSIT 13:37

Azimuth: 260.6° SET 18:47

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo