Star · A8
32 Vir
32 Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type A8 in the constellation Virgo, 262.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 62267 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 262.0 light-years (80.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.70 |
| Spectral type | A8 |
| Surface temperature | 7,320 K |
| Luminosity | 45.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.18 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 45m 37.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 40′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 42.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.22). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° 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 1764. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 32 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 62453 4.77 light-years
- 31 Vir 7.59 light-years
- HIP 63062 15.6 light-years
- SDSS J125331.83+065933.4 18.1 light-years
- HIP 62042 19.4 light-years
- HIP 61881 20.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.