Star · F8V
17 Vir
17 Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Virgo, 97.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 60353 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 97.8 light-years (30.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.07 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,100 K |
| Luminosity | 2.07 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.2 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 22m 32.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 18′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.46). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 1928. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 17 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.22, 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 60352 0.09 light-years
- HIP 62016 10.1 light-years
- ULAS J120257.05+090158.8 11.1 light-years
- Gl 456 11.7 light-years
- GJ 3715 11.9 light-years
- HIP 58908 12.4 light-years
- HIP 58863 13.7 light-years
- ULAS J115229.68+035927.3 14.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.