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Minelauva - δ Virginis (delta Virginis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:49 | Tran: 3:07 | Set: 9:21
Alt: -0.72°   Az: 83.85°   Direction: East

Minelauva, also designated as δ Virginis (delta Virginis), is a variable and double giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Virgo.

Minelauva visual magnitude is 3.38. Because of its moderate brightness, Minelauva 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 Minelauva - δ Virginis (delta Virginis) star
DSS2 image of Minelauva. The red arrow shows the motion of Minelauva during the next 1000 years (-7.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.90 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 56m 53s
+03° 15’ 42”
17h 38m 56s
06h 35m 49s

J2000

12h 55m 36s
+03° 23’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

305.53°
66.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Minelauva - δ Virginis (delta Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.38
Giant

-0.58
M3III
3677K

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

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

Star System Properties

Minelauva is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Minelauva double sysyem:

3.38
10.38
7
164.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Minelauva is distant 202.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

62.07
202.36
-18 km/s
-0.469 arcsec/y
-0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

Minelauva
δ Virginis
(delta Virginis)
43 Virginis
SAO119674
SAO119674

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 86.7°
Max altitude: 41.8°
Azimuth: 273.3°