Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:20 | Tran: 20:47 | Set: 2:19

Alt: 2.27° Az: 257.28° Direction: West-South-West

Syrma, also designated as ι Virginis (iota Virginis), is a variable giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Virgo.

Syrma visual magnitude is 4.08. Because of its moderate brightness, Syrma 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 Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis) star

DSS2 image of Syrma. The red arrow shows the motion of Syrma during the next 1000 years (-0.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.20 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 17m 21s

Declination -06° 07’ 05”

Hour Angle 05h 14m 24s

Sidereal Time 19h 31m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 16m 00s

Declination -06° 00’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 337.75°

Galactic Latitude 51.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.43

Spectral Type F6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Syrma is distant 69.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 21.39

Distance (light year) 69.75

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.432"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Syrma

Bayer designation ι Virginis
(iota Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 99 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD124850

SAO Catalogue SAO139824

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69701

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 3843

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9473

FK5 Catalogue 525

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6604

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis) rise, transit and set times from Ennepetal, Germany are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 96.1° RISE 15:20

Max altitude: 32.6° TRANSIT 20:47

Azimuth: 263.9° SET 2:19

Name:	Ennepetal, Germany
Latitude:	51° 17' 54.6" N
Longitude:	7° 21' 46.4" E
Timezone:	Europe/Berlin

Set Location

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