Astronomy:S Virginis

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Short description: Variable star in the constellation Virgo
S Virginis
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The visual band light curve of S Virginis, from AAVSO data[1]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension  13h 33m 00.1103s[2]
Declination −07° 11′ 41.0387″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.68[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M6-7e[3]
U−B color index 0.91[3]
B−V color index 1.28[3]
Variable type Mira[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)9.60[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −16.813±0.680[2] mas/yr
Dec.: 3.010±0.537[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.3709 ± 0.3737[2] mas
Distanceapprox. 2,400 ly
(approx. 700 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−3.55
Other designations
S Virginis, BD-06° 3837, HIP 66100, GC 18312, HR 5101, AAVSO 1327-06, GCRV 8027, SAO 139403, HD 117833.
Database references
SIMBADdata

S Virginis is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Virgo. Located approximately 700 parsecs (2,300 ly) distant,[2] it varies between magnitudes 6.3 and 13.2 over a period of approximately 375 days.[4]

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