54 Vir

HIP 64520; 54 Vir DoubleStar Vir Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing

Star Map Add to List Add to Plan Back to Catalog

Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.28

Spectral Type B9III

Star Color White (B-V 0.09)

Distance 296.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 13m 26.8s

Dec -18° 49' 36.0"

Constellation Vir

HR 4990

HIP 64520

Flamsteed 54 Vir

Double Cat 8824

Visibility

Set a location in User Settings to see visibility data.

Multiple Star System

Separation 5.4″

Companion Mag 7.2

Companion Sp A1V

Position Angle 33°

Star Colors A: White B: White

Discoverer SHJ 161

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 5.4″ · PA: 33° · N up, E left

Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

Size Comparison

Querying VizieR for stellar data…

Stellar Lifecycle

Spectral Classification

Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

Loading HR diagram…

Blackbody Spectrum

Stellar Absorption Spectrum

Simulated absorption spectrum based on spectral type. Hover over lines to identify elements.

Stellar Notes

Double Star

Binary.

Spectroscopic Binary

Both components ADS 8824 are SB.

Survey Image

Loading survey image…