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TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:34 
Transit: 12:03 
Sunset: 18:32
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γ Virginis (gamma Virginis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:22 | Tran: 17:18 | Set: 23:14
Alt: 28.53°   Az: 259.15°   Direction: West

γ Virginis is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Virgo.

γ Virginis visual magnitude is 3.68. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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.

Image of γ Virginis (gamma Virginis) star
DSS2 image of γ Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Virginis during the next 1000 years (-9.42 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.20 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 42m 58s
-01° 35’ 20”
03h 58m 42s
16h 41m 40s

J2000

12h 41m 39s
-01° 26’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

297.85°
61.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Virginis (gamma Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.68
Hypergiant

3.32
F0V
10125K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ 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 γ Virginis double sysyem:

3.68
3.78
0.1
4.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Virginis is distant 38.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

11.83
38.57
-20 km/s
-0.565 arcsec/y
0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Virginis
(gamma Virginis)
29 Virginis
SAO138917
SAO138917
Gl 482 B

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ Virginis (gamma Virginis) rise, transit and set times from Gueset, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 91.6°
Max altitude: 72.5°
Azimuth: 268.4°