Star · A7III
41 Vir
41 Vir is a giant star of spectral type A7III in the constellation Virgo, 184.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 62933 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 184.8 light-years (56.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.48 |
| Spectral type | A7III |
| Surface temperature | 7,580 K |
| Luminosity | 8.85 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.73 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.72 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 53m 49.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 25′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.25). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N it never sets. 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 1841. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 41 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.60, 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):
- ULAS J124413.03+123201.1 7.82 light-years
- HIP 63977 11.4 light-years
- HIP 62249 11.6 light-years
- HIP 64345 16.8 light-years
- HIP 61189 17.0 light-years
- HIP 63063 17.7 light-years
- HIP 64140 17.9 light-years
- HIP 64794 18.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.