μ Virginis (mu Virginis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:29 | Tran: 21:58 | Set: 3:31

Alt: 14.40° Az: 240.73° Direction: West-South-West

μ Virginis is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Virgo.

μ Virginis visual magnitude is 3.88. Because of its moderate brightness, μ 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 μ Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Virginis during the next 1000 years (1.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.27 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 44m 24s

Declination -05° 45’ 55”

Hour Angle 03h 52m 29s

Sidereal Time 18h 36m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 43m 03s

Declination -05° 39’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 346.55°

Galactic Latitude 47.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Virginis (mu Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.88

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.52

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Virginis is distant 60.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 18.68

Distance (light year) 60.89

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.109 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.316"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Virginis
(mu Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 107 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129502

SAO Catalogue SAO140090

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71957

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 3936

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9491

FK5 Catalogue 545

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 95.8° RISE 16:29

Max altitude: 32.8° TRANSIT 21:58

Azimuth: 264.2° SET 3:31

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo