θ Virginis (theta Virginis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:49 | Tran: 20:39 | Set: 2:25

Alt: -54.91° Az: 304.00° Direction: South-South-West

θ Virginis is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Virgo.

θ Virginis visual magnitude is 4.38. Because of its moderate brightness, θ 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 θ Virginis (theta Virginis) star

DSS2 image of θ Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Virginis during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 11m 16s

Declination -05° 40’ 26”

Hour Angle 10h 05m 32s

Sidereal Time 23h 16m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 09m 56s

Declination -05° 32’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 311.42°

Galactic Latitude 57.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Virginis (theta Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.38

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.14

Spectral Type A1IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

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

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

Star System Properties

θ Virginis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the θ Virginis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.38

Secondary star magnitude 5.38

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Virginis is distant 414.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.23

Distance (light year) 414.76

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Virginis
(theta Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 51 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114330

SAO Catalogue SAO139189

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64238

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 3430

FK5 Catalogue 490

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8801

Visibility from Your Location

Today's θ Virginis (theta Virginis) rise, transit and set times from Lake Wales, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 95.7° RISE 14:49

Max altitude: 56.4° TRANSIT 20:39

Azimuth: 264.3° SET 2:25

Name:	Lake Wales, United States
Latitude:	27° 54' 5.0" N
Longitude:	81° 35' 9.2" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo