Star · B4V
NY Vir
NY Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type B4V in the constellation Virgo, 1,774 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,774 light-years (544.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.82 |
| Spectral type | B4V |
| Surface temperature | 32,780 K |
| Luminosity | 23.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.151 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.459 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 38m 48.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 01′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° 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 252. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 31 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around NY Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.