September 18
1950 epoch: All years
2000 epoch: All years
Your star for this date is 3 Nu VIR
Name: 3 VIR, aka Nu VIR
Magnitude: 4.0
Spectrum/Star type: Red Giant
Distance in light-years: 315
Diameter compared to Sun: ~40x
Luminosity compared to Sun: over 300x
Date best observed: May 3
Additional information: About 2 degrees above Nu is Xi VIR, 4.8 magnitude, 120 light-years, White, ~2x brighter and~15X more luminous than the sun.