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Transit: 11:52 
Sunset: 15:50
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ν Virginis (nu Virginis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:02 | Tran: 6:33 | Set: 13:03
Alt: 25.82°   Az: 245.85°   Direction: West-South-West

ν Virginis is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Virgo.

ν Virginis visual magnitude is 4.03. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Virginis (nu Virginis) star
DSS2 image of ν Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Virginis during the next 1000 years (-0.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 47m 08s
+06° 23’ 27”
03h 42m 58s
15h 30m 07s

J2000

11h 45m 51s
+06° 31’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

262.86°
64.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Virginis (nu Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.03
Giant

-0.88
M1III
3779K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Virginis is distant 312.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 51 kilometers per second.

95.97
312.86
51 km/s
-0.018 arcsec/y
-0.184"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Virginis
(nu Virginis)
SAO119035
SAO119035

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 83.6°
Max altitude: 44.9°
Azimuth: 276.4°