Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis)

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

Syrma visual magnitude is 4.08. Because of its moderate brightness, Syrma should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Syrma:

Color of Syrma ⬤

Magnitude of Syrma 4.08

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Syrma

Syrma is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Syrma are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 14h 16m 00s

Declination J2000 -06° 00’ 02”

Galactic Longitude 337.75°

Galactic Latitude 51.07°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Syrma in the sky:

Finder chart Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis) star

Simplified finder chart for Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis).

Visibility of Syrma from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.0° RISE 21:23

Max altitude: 32.5° TRANSIT 2:55

Azimuth: 264.0° SET 8:22

RIGHT NOW Syrma - ι Virginis (iota Virginis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of Syrma

The image below is a photograph of Syrma from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of Syrma is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.432 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of Syrma from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 69.75 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.432 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Syrma

Syrma belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.43

Spectral Type F6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature of Syrma 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

Alternative designations of Syrma

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

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