- Stars with a name
- Porrima
Porrima
γ Virginis
Porrima is a yellow-white star, in the constellation Virgo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1988.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in March, April, May, and June.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.74.
What it’s like
It gives off 9.5 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 7,100 degrees.
It is 38.1 light years away: 361 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1988: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.