Epsilon Virginis

Starbox short
name = ε Virginis
epoch = J2000.0
constell = Virgo
ra = 13^h 02^m 10.6^s
dec = +10° 57' 33"
spectral = G8IIIab
appmag_v = +2.85
dist_ly = 102 ± 3
dist_pc = 31 ± 1
names = Vindemiatrix, Vindemiator, Almuredin, Provindemiator, Protrigetrix, Protrygetor, Alaraph, 47 Virginis, HR 4932, HD 113226, BD+11 2529, FK5 488, HIP 63608, SAO 100384, GC 17687, CCDM 13022+1057

Epsilon Virginis (ε Vir / ε Virginis) is a star in the constellation Virgo. It also has the traditional name Vindemiatrix, which comes from Greek through Latin and means The Grape Gatherer.

Vindemiatrix is a yellow giant star of apparent magnitude 2.85 and spectral class G8 III about 102 light years from Earth. It has a luminosity 83 times that of the sun with a surface temperature of 4990 kelvin.

There is evidence that Vindemiatrix is part of the Hyades group, associated with the cluster of that name in the constellation Taurus.

Etymology

The traditional names Vindemiatrix and Vindemiator are from Latin "vindēmiātrix, vindēmitor" "the grape-harvestress". Additional medieval names are Almuredin, Alaraph, Provindemiator, Protrigetrix, and Protrygetor.

External links

* [http://www.alcyone.de/SIT/bsc/bsc_search.html Bright Star Catalogue]