61 Virginis

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**61 Virginis**
Observation data Epoch J2000
Constellation (pronunciation)	Virgo
Right ascension	13^h 18^m 24.3^s
Declination	-18° 18′ 40.3″
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.74
Characteristics
Spectral type	G5-6 V
U-B color index	0.26
B-V color index	0.71
V-R color index	0.37
R-I color index	0.33
Variable type	None
Astrometry
Radial velocity (R_v)	-8.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: -1,069.90 mas/yr Dec.: -1,063.78 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	117.35 ± 0.69 mas
Distance	27.8 ± 0.2 ly (8.52 ± 0.05 pc)
Absolute magnitude (M_V)	5.07
Details
Mass	0.96 M_☉
Radius	0.94 R_☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.47
Luminosity	0.78 L_☉
Temperature	5604 K
Metallicity	93-95%
Rotation	<17 km/s.
Age	? years
Other designations
Gl 506, HR 5019, BD -17°3813, HD 115617, LHS 349, LTT 5111, GCTP 3039.00, SAO 157844, FK5 1345, GC 18007, BDS 6447, CCDM 13185-1818, LPM 467, LFT 990, HIP 64924.

61 Virginis is a star similar to the Sun, located about 27.8 light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.

There is some evidence that it may have a jovian planet, but seems not to have a nearby massive companion.^[1] A subsequent study also failed to find the large substellar companion (with 20 to 80 times the mass of Jupiter) or a Jupiter-class planet^[2], therefore it is a good candidate for possessing a family of terrestrial planets, including life-bearing planets somewhat like the Earth, with an orbit slightly less and a year slightly smaller than that of the Earth.