Porrima (Star)

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From Cambridge , Porrima is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:37 (EDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:16, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:45, when it sinks below 15° above your western horizon.

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Name Porrima
Object type Star
Other names
Porrima
γ-Vir
Gamma Virginis
29-Vir
29 Virginis
HR 4825[1]
HD 110379
NSV 5859
HIP 61941[3]
Position
Right ascension:12h41m40s [2]
Declination:−01°26'58" [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:
Variable
2.74 (V) [2]
Distance:11.7 parsec
38.1 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.37
Proper motion (speed):617.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):275.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):2.40
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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