Star · G5V
70 Vir
70 Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Virgo, 59.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 512.1 · HIP 65721 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 59.0 light-years (18.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.68 |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,500 K |
| Luminosity | 2.83 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.89 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.09 M☉ |
| Age | 7.8 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.09 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 28m 25.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 46′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.97). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° 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 1967. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 70 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- 70 Vir b 117-day orbit · 12.6 R⊕
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.