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θ Virginis (theta Virginis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:15 | Tran: 3:49 | Set: 9:18
Alt: -7.04°   Az: 269.73°   Direction: 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

13h 11m 15s
-05° 40’ 19”
06h 16m 45s
19h 28m 00s

J2000

13h 09m 56s
-05° 32’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

311.42°
57.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Virginis (theta Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.38
Sub-giant

-1.14
A1IV
10252K

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

HR 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:

4.38
5.38
1
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.

127.23
414.76
-3 km/s
-0.032 arcsec/y
-0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Virginis
(theta Virginis)
51 Virginis
SAO139189
SAO139189

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 95.7°
Max altitude: 32.8°
Azimuth: 264.3°