Star · A
11 Vir
11 Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type A in the constellation Virgo, 153.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 59309 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 153.9 light-years (47.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.72 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.35 |
| Spectral type | A |
| Surface temperature | 7,150 K |
| Luminosity | 9.79 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.04 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.77 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 10m 03.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 48′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.72). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1872. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 11 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.20, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 59080 6.50 light-years
- ULAS J120948.38+035338.4 7.91 light-years
- HIP 59301 11.2 light-years
- ULAS J121226.80+101007.4 13.4 light-years
- HIP 57713 13.8 light-years
- HIP 59690 14.6 light-years
- HIP 59655 15.1 light-years
- ο Vir 16.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.