Chi Virginis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

χ Virginis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)		 Virgo
Right ascension 12h 39m 14.8s
Declination −7° 59' 44"
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.66
Distance 319 ± 27 ly
(98 ± 8 pc)
Spectral type K2III-IIIbCN1
Other designations
26 Virginis, HR 4813,
HD 110014, BD-07 3452,
FK5 475, HIP 61740,
SAO 138892, GC 17227,
CCDM 12393-0800

Chi Virginis (χ Vir / χ Virginis) is a star system in the constellation Virgo. It is approximately 319 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Chi Virginis A, is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.66. It has three distant companions. At 173.1 arcseconds distant is the magnitude +9.1 Chi Virginis B, which is of spectral type K0. Chi Virginis C is a 10th magnitude star 221.2 arcseconds away from A, and Chi Virginis D is a magnitude +9.1 K2 star 321.2 arcseconds away.


Sun  This giant star-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.