Xi Virginis

Xi Virginis (ξ Vir, ξ Virginis) is a solitary^[11] star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.83.^[2] The distance to this star is about 122 light years, as determined from parallax readings.^[1]

ξ Virginis

Location of ξ Virginis (circled)
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	11h 45m 17.04027s[1]
Declination	+08° 15′ 29.2150″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.83[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	A4 V[3]
U−B color index	+0.10[2]
B−V color index	+0.17[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−0.5[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +60.08[1] mas/yr Dec.: −24.50[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	26.73±0.25 mas[1]
Distance	122 ± 1 ly (37.4 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	+1.98[5]
Details
Mass	1.93[6] M☉
Radius	1.5[7] R☉
Luminosity	12.6[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.31[6] cgs
Temperature	8,172[8] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	130[3] km/s
Age	480[9] Myr
Other designations
2 Virginis, ξ Vir, BD+09°2545, HD 102124, HIP 57328, HR 4515, SAO 119029[10]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Xi Virginis is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A4 V.^[3] It has an estimated age of 480^[9] million years and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 130 km/s.^[3] It has about 150%^[7] the Sun's radius and shines with 12.6^[8] times the luminosity of the Sun.