38 Virginis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 53m 11.15678s |
| Declination | −03° 33′ 11.1513″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.135±0.037 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| B−V color index | 0.49 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −7.30±0.32 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −262.971 mas/yr Dec.: −3.649 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 29.9081±0.0377 mas |
| Distance | 109.1 ± 0.1 ly (33.44 ± 0.04 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.18±0.12 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.45±0.07 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 3.22 L☉ |
| Temperature | 6557±96 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.07 dex |
| Rotation | 8.2 days |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 28.43 km/s |
| Age | 1.9+0.6 −0.7 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| BD−02 3593, HD 111998, HIP 62875, HR 4891, WDS J12532-0333 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
38 Virginis is an F-type main sequence star in the constellation of Virgo. With an apparent magnitude of 6.135, it is very close to the average threshold for naked eye visibility, and can only be viewed from sufficiently dark skies, far from light pollution. It is around 109.1 light years distant from the Earth.