Theta Virginis

Starbox short
name=θ Virginis
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Virgo
ra=13^h 09^m 57.0^s
dec=−5° 32' 20"
spectral=A1IVs+Am
appmag_v=+4.38
dist_ly=415 ± 59
dist_pc=127 ± 18
names=51 Virginis, HR 4963,
HD 114330, BD-04 3430,
FK5 490, HIP 64238,
SAO 139189, GC 17828,
ADS 8801, CCDM 13099-0532

Theta Virginis (θ Vir / θ Virginis) is a star system in the constellation Virgo. It is approximately 415 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Theta Virginis A, is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.38. It is a spectroscopic binary whose components have magnitudes +4.6 and +6.8. The system has an orbital period of about 14 years. The separation of the components is 0.48 arcseconds. The binary star is orbited by the 9th magnitude A- or F-type Theta Virginis B, which is 7.1 arcseconds distant. A fourth component, Theta Virginis C, is 69.6 arcseconds away and has an apparent magnitude of 10.4.