Star · F6V
53 Vir
53 Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Virgo, 109.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 64407 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 109.1 light-years (33.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.42 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,580 K |
| Luminosity | 9.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.34 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.74 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 12m 03.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −16° 11′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.04). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° S 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 1917. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 53 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.45, 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):
- Gl 508.3 7.86 light-years
- 2MASS J13015465-1510223 9.88 light-years
- HIP 62647 12.6 light-years
- HIP 64895 14.6 light-years
- PSO J192.6717-21.8250 14.8 light-years
- 57 Vir 15.3 light-years
- VHS J132141.70-092446.2 15.4 light-years
- HIP 67069 15.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.