χ Virginis (chi Virginis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:46 | Tran: 20:06 | Set: 1:27

Alt: -9.68° Az: 91.27° Direction: South

χ Virginis is a multiple giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Virgo.

χ Virginis visual magnitude is 4.66. Because of its moderate brightness, χ Virginis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of χ Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Virginis during the next 10000 years (-12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 40m 33s

Declination -08° 08’ 06”

Hour Angle 17h 38m 18s

Sidereal Time 06h 18m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 39m 14s

Declination -07° 59’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 297.7°

Galactic Latitude 54.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.66

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.29

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

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

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

Star System Properties

χ 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 χ Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.66

Secondary star magnitude 8.96

Magnitude difference 4.3

Separation 173.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Virginis is distant 318.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.66

Distance (light year) 318.36

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.076 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Virginis
(chi Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 26 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD110014

SAO Catalogue SAO138892

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61740

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 3452

FK5 Catalogue 475

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ Virginis (chi Virginis) rise, transit and set times from Hatzenbühl, Germany are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 98.1° RISE 14:46

Max altitude: 32.8° TRANSIT 20:06

Azimuth: 261.9° SET 1:27

Name:	Hatzenbühl, Germany
Latitude:	49° 6' 40.0" N
Longitude:	8° 14' 43.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Berlin

Set Location

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