Star · A0V
ρ Vir
ρ Vir is a main-sequence star of spectral type A0V in the constellation Virgo, 126.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 61960 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 126.9 light-years (38.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.93 |
| Spectral type | A0V |
| Surface temperature | 9,270 K |
| Luminosity | 17.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.64 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.07 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 41m 53.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 14′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.88). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. North of latitude 80° N it never sets. 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 1899. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ρ Vir, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.78, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- ULAS J123845.96+124737.7 6.95 light-years
- HIP 62536 10.3 light-years
- HIP 60661 12.4 light-years
- ULAS J130154.79+064747.9 14.0 light-years
- HIP 60325 14.7 light-years
- HD 106252 15.5 light-years
- 33 Vir 15.9 light-years
- HIP 59589 17.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.