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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:03 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:50
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σ Virginis (sigma Virginis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:02 | Tran: 22:27 | Set: 4:56
Alt: 37.79°   Az: 218.27°   Direction: South-West

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

σ Virginis visual magnitude is 4.8. Because of its moderate brightness, σ 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 σ Virginis (sigma Virginis) star
DSS2 image of σ Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of σ Virginis during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 18m 53s
+05° 20’ 11”
01h 57m 46s
15h 16m 39s

J2000

13h 17m 36s
+05° 28’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

320.14°
67.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for σ Virginis (sigma Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.8
Giant

-1.30
M1III
3555K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

σ Virginis is distant 540.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

165.84
540.63
-27 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/y
0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

σ Virginis
(sigma Virginis)
60 Virginis
SAO119855
SAO119855

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 84.7°
Max altitude: 43.9°
Azimuth: 275.3°