Star V* PX Vir

Orange star V* PX Vir is located 71 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class K1V, that has typically about 70 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

V* PX Vir

Orange star, BY Draconis variable

Spectral class: K1V

Location

Right ascension: 13h 3m 49.663s

Declination: -5° 9' 42.517'' (equatorial region)

Parallax: 46.1

Sun distance: 70.75 ly | 21.7 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 80 % M Sun (estimate)

Size: 80 % R Sun (estimate)

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 7.7

Absolute magnitude (V): 6

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

More about V* PX Vir

Nearby star V* PX Vir is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium.

      a BY Draconis variable. Stars from this category exhibit periodic variations in their luminosity. The variability is caused by a rotation which shows and hides starspots on the surface. V* PX Vir can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia. 

      V* PX Vir is a BY Draconis variable. Stars from this category exhibit periodic variations in their luminosity. The variability is caused by a rotation which shows and hides starspots on the surface.

External sources

Simbad database (V* PX Vir)

Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)

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