96 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:17 | Tran: 19:28 | Set: 0:40

Alt: 31.30° Az: 191.65° Direction: South-West

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

96 Virginis visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, 96 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 96 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 96 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 10m 22s

Declination -10° 27’ 14”

Hour Angle 00h 40m 24s

Sidereal Time 14h 50m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 09m 00s

Declination -10° 20’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 332.2°

Galactic Latitude 48.08°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.32

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 96 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 96 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

96 Virginis is distant 554.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.07

Distance (light year) 554.42

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 96 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD123630

SAO Catalogue SAO158385

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69127

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 3865

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 96 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Hebei, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 100.5° RISE 14:17

Max altitude: 32.0° TRANSIT 19:28

Azimuth: 259.5° SET 0:40

Name:	Hebei, China
Latitude:	47° 33' 7.6" N
Longitude:	130° 26' 56.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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