How to see it
38 Vir has a visual magnitude of about 6.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 38 Vir: right ascension 12h 53m 11s, declination −3° 33′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
38 Vir. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62875, HD 111998, Gaia DR3 3679242575447826432. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3679242575447826432
- HIP
- 62875
- HD
- 111998
- gaia_dr3
- 3679242575447826432
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 38 Vir
Also known as
- GJ 9421
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3679242575447826432
- HD 111998
- HIP 62875
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.00