Nu Virginis
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 11h 45m 51.6s |
| Declination | +6° 31' 46" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.04 |
| Distance | 313 ± 23 ly (96 ± 7 pc) |
| Spectral type | M1IIIab |
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Nu Virginis (ν Vir, ν Virginis) is a star in the constellation Virgo.
Nu Virginis is a M-type red giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.04. It is approximately 313 light years from Earth. It is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies by 0.06 magnitudes. This star has about 1.6 times the mass of the sun and an effective temperature of 3,795 K.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Tsuji, Takashi (May 2007), "Isotopic abundances of Carbon and Oxygen in Oxygen-rich giant stars", in Kupka, F.; Roxburgh, I.; Chan, K., Convection in Astrophysics, Proceedings of IAU Symposium #239 held 21-25 August, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 307–310, arXiv:astro-ph/0610180, Bibcode 2007IAUS..239..307T, doi:10.1017/S1743921307000622
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