Star · G5 V
61 Vir
61 Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5 V in the constellation Virgo, 27.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 3 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 506 · HIP 64924 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 27.8 light-years (8.53 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.74 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.08 |
| Spectral type | G5 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,580 K |
| Luminosity | 0.804 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.963 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.942 M☉ |
| Age | 9.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.01 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 18m 24.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −18° 18′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 61.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.74). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 72° N. South of latitude 72° 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 1998. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 494 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 61 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.