Star · F0V
γ Vir
γ Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type F0V in the constellation Virgo, 41.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 482B |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 41.5 light-years (12.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.52 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.99 |
| Spectral type | F0V |
| Surface temperature | 6,940 K |
| Luminosity | 5.38 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.52 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 41m 39.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 26′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.52). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1984. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 737 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around γ Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.36, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Porrima 2.33 light-years
- SDSSp J125453.90-012247.4 3.51 light-years
- Gl 488 6.96 light-years
- 2MASSI J1217110-031113 7.32 light-years
- GJ 3775 7.64 light-years
- WISEPC J131106.24+012252.4 8.38 light-years
- Gl 471 8.57 light-years
- Gl 469 8.61 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.