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70 Virginis

Yellow Star in Virgo

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Proper Name(s)	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	70 Virginis
HR (BSC)	5072
HD	117176
Constellation	Virgo
Right Ascension	13h 28m 26s
Declination	+13° 46' 44"
Distance	59 light years 18 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.0 Absolute: +3.7
Spectral Class	G5 Yellow Dwarf
Planets in this system	70 Virginis b, gas giant
Optimum Visibility	April / May
Notes	70 Virginis is orbited at a distance of less than half an AU by a massive gas giant planet designated 70 Virginis b. Beyond that planet lies a disc of dust orbiting the star at a distance roughly comparable with that of the Asteroid Belt within the Solar System.

70 Virginis is a yellow dwarf star similar in its physical properties to our own Sun. It has a distant binary companion and was one of the first stars known to possess a planetary system. This seems to consist of a single gigantic planet with almost seven times the mass of Jupiter, known colloquially as 'Goldilocks'.

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