Star · F2V
72 Vir
72 Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Virgo, 180.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 65892 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 180.0 light-years (55.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.39 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 7,210 K |
| Luminosity | 9.46 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.97 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.75 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 30m 25.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 28′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.10). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° N. 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 1846. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 72 Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.54, 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):
- HIP 65963 13.3 light-years
- HIP 64499 14.2 light-years
- HIP 65132 15.4 light-years
- HIP 66018 16.7 light-years
- HIP 64043 19.3 light-years
- HIP 64498 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.