Minelauva - δ Virginis (delta Virginis)

Altitude: 11.8° Azimuth: 260.4° Direction: West

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

Minelauva visual magnitude is 3.38. Because of its moderate brightness, Minelauva should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Minelauva:

Color of Minelauva ⬤

Magnitude of Minelauva 3.38

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

Minelauva - δ Virginis (delta Virginis) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 11.8°
Azimuth: 260.4°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Minelauva

Minelauva is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Minelauva are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 12h 55m 36s

Declination J2000 +03° 23’ 50”

Galactic Longitude 305.53°

Galactic Latitude 66.25°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Minelauva in the sky:

Finder chart Minelauva - δ Virginis (delta Virginis) star

Simplified finder chart for Minelauva - δ Virginis (delta Virginis).

Visibility of Minelauva from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 86.6° RISE 2:12

Max altitude: 41.9° TRANSIT 8:27

Azimuth: 273.4° SET 14:42

Digitized Sky Survey image of Minelauva

The image below is a photograph of Minelauva from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of Minelauva is -0.469 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.054 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of Minelauva from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 62.07 pc

Distance (light year) 202.36 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.469 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.054 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Minelauva

Minelauva belongs to spectral class M3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.58

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature of Minelauva 3677K

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

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

Minelauva 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:

Main star magnitude 3.38

Secondary star magnitude 10.38

Magnitude difference 7

Separation 164.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of Minelauva

Proper Name Minelauva

Bayer designation δ Virginis
(delta Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 43 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112300

SAO Catalogue SAO119674

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP63090

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 2669

FK5 Catalogue 484

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6026

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