ξ Virginis (xi Virginis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:15 | Tran: 12:54 | Set: 19:34

Alt: 17.77° Az: 99.47° Direction: East

ξ Virginis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Virgo.

ξ Virginis visual magnitude is 4.85. Because of its moderate brightness, ξ 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.

DSS2 image of ξ Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of ξ Virginis during the next 10000 years (10.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 46m 33s

Declination +08° 07’ 15”

Hour Angle 19h 13m 38s

Sideral Time 07h 00m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 45m 17s

Declination +08° 15’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 260.18°

Galactic Latitude 65.48°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ξ Virginis (xi Virginis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.85

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.03

Spectral Type A4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ξ Virginis is distant 119.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 36.64

Distance (light year) 119.46

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.061 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ξ Virginis
(xi Virginis)

Flamsteed designation 2 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD102124

SAO Catalogue SAO119029

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57328

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 2545

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 81.9° RISE 6:15

Max altitude: 46.6° TRANSIT 12:54

Azimuth: 278.1° SET 19:34

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Virgo