Star · A3V
25 Vir
25 Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type A3V in the constellation Virgo, 231.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 61558 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 231.8 light-years (71.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.62 |
| Spectral type | A3V |
| Surface temperature | 9,310 K |
| Luminosity | 23.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.88 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.25 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 36m 47.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 49′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.88). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° N. 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 1794. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 25 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.09, 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 61326 9.28 light-years
- HIP 61921 9.57 light-years
- HIP 62421 12.3 light-years
- HIP 60645 16.3 light-years
- HIP 61608 16.7 light-years
- HIP 62153 18.1 light-years
- HIP 60987 18.7 light-years
- HIP 60194 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.