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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:12 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:41
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υ Virginis (upsilon Virginis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:06 | Tran: 23:53 | Set: 5:43
Alt: -32.31°   Az: 44.31°   Direction: North-East

υ Virginis is a variable giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Virgo.

υ Virginis visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, υ Virginis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of υ Virginis (upsilon Virginis) star
DSS2 image of υ Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of υ Virginis during the next 1000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.23 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 20m 51s
-02° 22’ 52”
14h 24m 53s
04h 45m 44s

J2000

14h 19m 32s
-02° 15’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

342.25°
53.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for υ Virginis (upsilon Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.14
Giant

0.52
G9III
4695K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

υ Virginis is distant 273.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

84.03
273.95
-27 km/s
-0.12 arcsec/y
-0.074"/y

Alternative Designations

υ Virginis
(upsilon Virginis)
102 Virginis
SAO139866
SAO139866

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 92.4°
Max altitude: 36.1°
Azimuth: 267.6°