Beta Virginis
Star β Virginis |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Virgin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Right ascension | 11 h 50 m 41.7 s | ||||||||||||||||||||
declination | + 01 ° 45 ′ 53 ″ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apparent brightness | 3.6 likes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Spectral class | F9 V | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Radial velocity | (+4.6 ± 0.9) km / s | ||||||||||||||||||||
parallax | (91.50 ± 0.22) mas | ||||||||||||||||||||
distance | (35.65 ± 0.09) ly (10.93 ± 0.03) pc |
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Proper movement | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rec. Share: | approx. +740 mas / a | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dec. portion: | approx. −270 mas / a | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Other names and catalog entries |
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β Virginis ( Beta Virginis , β Vir ) is a star in the constellation Virgo . It has an apparent magnitude of 3.6 mag, belongs to the spectral class F9 V and is 36 light years away from the sun .
β Virginis has the historical proper name Zavijava (also Zavijah ; from Arabic الزاوية, DMG az-zāwiya 'corner'). The name goes back to the Arabic zawiyat al-cawwa , which roughly means "corner of the barking dog". Other historical names are Alaraph and Minelauva .
As a star near the ecliptic , β Virginis can be covered by the moon and (very rarely) planets . The next occultation by a planet will be on August 11, 2069 by Venus.