HW Virginis

HW Virginis, abbreviated HW Vir, is an eclipsing binary system (of the Algol type), approximately 563 light-years away based on the parallax measured by the Gaia spacecraft, in the constellation of Virgo. The system comprises an eclipsing B-type subdwarf star and red dwarf star. The two stars orbit each other every 0.116795 days.

HW Virginis

The HW Virginis system in Celestia.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 44m 20.2387s
Declination −08° 40 16.8486
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.69
Characteristics
Spectral type sdB / dM
Variable type eclipsing binary
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 8.969±0.175 mas/yr
Dec.: −15.677±0.107 mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.7972 ± 0.0849 mas
Distance563 ± 8 ly
(172 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.22 (sdB) + 15.59 (dM)
Absolute bolometric
magnitude
 (Mbol)
1.46 (sdB) + 11.20 (dM)
Orbit
Period (P)0.11671967 d
Semi-major axis (a)0.860 ± 0.010 R
Eccentricity (e)<0.0003
Inclination (i)80.98 ± 0.10°
Details
sdB
Mass0.485 ± 0.013 M
Radius0.183 ± 0.026 R
Luminosity19.7 ± 5.6 L
Temperature28488 ± 208 K
dM
Mass0.142 ± 0.004 M
Radius0.175 ± 0.026 R
Luminosity0.003 ± 0.001 L
Temperature3084 ± 889 K
Other designations
BD−07 3477, HIP 62157, 2MASS J12442024-0840168
Database references
SIMBADdata
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