Star profile

89 Virginis

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 89 Virginis

89 Virginis is an orange K-type giant burning at 244 light-years within Virgo, the largest zodiacal constellation. Virgo is famous for hosting the galaxy cluster that bears its name, but this star belongs squarely to our own Milky Way, a K-class beacon whose light—cooler than that of our hotter Sun—reaches us today from the late eighteenth century.

Where it is and when to see it

89 Virginis lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is April, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 20° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 31° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 74° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 72° N.

It ranks no. 31 in brightness among the 99 stars of Virgo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Spica, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 240 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 89 Virginis

Constellation: Virgo
Apparent magnitude: 4.96
Distance: 244.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 207.468° · Dec -18.134°
Catalogue: HIP 67494 · HD 120452

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