Star profile
31 Virginis
What is 31 Virginis
31 Virginis is a white A-type star shining at 233 light-years inside the vast celestial virgin, the second largest constellation by area. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, its crisp light stands out against a backdrop where the Virgo galaxy cluster unfolds hundreds of distant systems. The ecliptic crosses the zone and planets transit in front of it several times a century.
Where it is and when to see it
31 Virginis lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for 31 Virginis
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.57
- Distance
- 233.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 190.488° · Dec 6.807°
- Catalogue
- HIP 61968 · HD 110423
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Other stars in Virgo
Virgo has 99 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- SpicaAlpha Virginis0.98
- PorrimaGamma Virginis2.74
- VindemiatrixEpsilon Virginis2.85
- HIP 696585.53
- HIP 585765.54
- 83 Virginis5.55
- HIP 641225.57
- 6 Virginis5.58