76 Virginis, a yellow giant star in Virgo
76 Virginis is a yellow giant star in the constellation Virgo. At 235 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.21.
76 Virginis (HIP 66098)
76 Virginis is a yellow giant star in the constellation Virgo. At 235 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.21. The iron abundance of 76 Virginis is -0.29 (51.3% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 17.1 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 22,500 and 25,100 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 13h 33.0m, Dec -10° 9.6'
Common designations: h Virginis, 76 Virginis, HIP 66098, HD 117818, HR 5100
Brightest stars in Virgo:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 33 | 4.99 | HR 5313 |
| 34 | 5.03 | 82 Virginis |
| 35 | 5.04 | 53 Virginis |
| 36 | 5.10 | HR 5392 |
| 37 | 5.14 | Upsilon Virginis |
| 38 | 5.15 | 49 Virginis |
| 39 | 5.16 | 90 Virginis |
| 40 | 5.19 | 59 Virginis |
| 41 | 5.21 | 57 Virginis |
42
| 5.21
) 76 Virginis
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 43 | 5.22 | 32 Virginis |
| 44 | 5.24 | Omega Virginis |
| 45 | 5.27 | 68 Virginis |
| 46 | 5.31 | A1 Virginis |
| 47 | 5.31 | 55 Virginis |
| 48 | 5.33 | HR 5013 |
| 49 | 5.35 | 84 Virginis |
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Galactic Orbit of 76 Virginis
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 5.4% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : 103.1°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 7,298 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 7,287 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 394 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 7,276 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 6,904 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 7,691 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for 76 Virginis
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 203.24204609° ±0.26 mas | -31.66 ±0.31 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -10.16490791° ±0.17 mas | -38.87 ±0.17 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 319.44020552° | -40.58 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | 51.37078166° | -29.43 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 13.87 ± 0.30 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: G8 III 1999MSS...C05....0H.
Radial Velocity: -0.90 ±0.80 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
-0.29 ±0.03 dex
2011A&A...525A..71W, 2008A&A...484L..21M, 2007A&A...475.1003H, 1990ApJS...74.1075M.
Photometry
| band | magnitude | Abs. Mag. |
| U | ||
| B | 6.17 | 1.89 |
| V | 5.21 | 0.92 |
| R | ||
| I | 4.36 | 0.08 |
| J | 3.77 | -0.52 |
| H | 3.13 | -1.15 |
| K | 3.11 | -1.18 |
B-V: +0.96 V-I: +0.85
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 72.06 pc (2.2% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,366 pc
Transverse velocity: 17.1 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | 34.2 pc | -29.3 pc | 56.3 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -3.5 km/s | -15.3 km/s | -7.0 km/s |