Star · B9V
108 Vir
108 Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9V in the constellation Virgo, 561.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 72154 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 561.3 light-years (172.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.50 |
| Spectral type | B9V |
| Surface temperature | 10,390 K |
| Luminosity | 199 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.34 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.12 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 45m 30.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 43′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.68). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1465. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 10.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 108 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.01, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.