υ Virginis (upsilon Virginis)

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

υ Virginis visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its reltive faintness, υ Virginis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about υ Virginis:

Color of υ Virginis ⬤

Magnitude of υ Virginis 5.14

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW υ Virginis (upsilon Virginis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of υ Virginis

υ Virginis 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 υ Virginis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 14h 19m 32s

Declination J2000 -02° 15’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 342.25°

Galactic Latitude 53.74°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of υ Virginis in the sky:

Finder chart υ Virginis (upsilon Virginis) star

Simplified finder chart for υ Virginis (upsilon Virginis).

Visibility of υ Virginis from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 92.3° RISE 17:00

Max altitude: 36.3° TRANSIT 22:46

Azimuth: 267.7° SET 4:37

RIGHT NOW υ Virginis (upsilon Virginis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of υ Virginis

The image below is a photograph of υ Virginis 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 υ Virginis is -0.12 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.074 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of υ Virginis from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 273.95 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.12 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.074 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of υ Virginis

υ Virginis belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.52

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature of υ Virginis 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

Alternative designations of υ Virginis

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

In Evidence

Other stars in Virgo