ρ Virginis (rho Virginis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:26 | Tran: 22:15 | Set: 5:09

Alt: 46.97° Az: 201.04° Direction: South-South-West

ρ Virginis is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Virgo.

ρ Virginis visual magnitude is 4.88. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ 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 ρ Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Virginis during the next 1000 years (1.40 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.52 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 43m 09s

Declination +10° 05’ 48”

Hour Angle 00h 57m 38s

Sidereal Time 13h 40m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 41m 53s

Declination +10° 14’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 294.88°

Galactic Latitude 72.96°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.88

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.04

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature 9125K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Virginis is distant 120.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 36.90

Distance (light year) 120.30

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.084 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.091"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ Virginis
(rho Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 30 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD110411

SAO Catalogue SAO100211

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61960

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 2485

FK5 Catalogue 1326

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Rho Vir

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 79.9° RISE 15:26

Max altitude: 48.6° TRANSIT 22:15

Azimuth: 280.1° SET 5:09

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo