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

Right Ascension 14h 20m 51s

Declination -02° 22’ 52”

Hour Angle 14h 24m 53s

Sidereal Time 04h 45m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 19m 32s

Declination -02° 15’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 342.25°

Galactic Latitude 53.74°

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Finder chart for υ Virginis (upsilon Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.14

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.52

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

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

Distance (parsec) 84.03

Distance (light year) 273.95

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.12 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.074"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation υ Virginis
(upsilon Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 102 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD125454

SAO Catalogue SAO139866

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP70012

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 2938

FK5 Catalogue 3134

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6629

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° RISE 18:06

Max altitude: 36.1° TRANSIT 23:53

Azimuth: 267.6° SET 5:43

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo