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Vindemiatrix - ε Virginis (epsilon Virginis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:28 | Tran: 3:25 | Set: 10:19
Alt: -23.54°   Az: 28.80°   Direction: North-North-East

Vindemiatrix, also designated as ε Virginis (epsilon Virginis), is a variable and double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Virgo.

Vindemiatrix visual magnitude is 2.83. Because of its brightness, Vindemiatrix is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Vindemiatrix - ε Virginis (epsilon Virginis) star
DSS2 image of Vindemiatrix. The red arrow shows the motion of Vindemiatrix during the next 1000 years (-4.55 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 03m 26s
+10° 49’ 28”
13h 46m 53s
02h 50m 19s

J2000

13h 02m 10s
+10° 57’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

312.34°
73.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Vindemiatrix - ε Virginis (epsilon Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.83
Giant

0.35
G8III
4892K

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

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

Star System Properties

Vindemiatrix 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 Vindemiatrix double sysyem:

2.83
11.73
8.9
248.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Vindemiatrix is distant 102.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

31.35
102.19
-14 km/s
-0.273 arcsec/y
0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Vindemiatrix
ε Virginis
(epsilon Virginis)
47 Virginis
SAO100384
SAO100384

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 79.2°
Max altitude: 49.3°
Azimuth: 280.8°