White main-sequence star · Virgo

Khambalia

Also known as: λ Virginis (λ Vir), HIP 69974

mag 4.5190 light-years

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Khambalia (λ Virginis) is a white main-sequence star of magnitude 4.5 in Virgo, about 190 light-years away.

Khambalia is in the constellation Virgo.
Best evenings: around mid-June it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 67° N.

When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.

EyesNeeds a dark sky away from city lights.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Khambalia
Designation	λ Virginis (λ Vir)
Hipparcos number	HIP 69974
Type	White main-sequence star
Spectral type	A1V
Colour	WhiteB−V colour index 0.13
Magnitude	4.5The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	190 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1840.
Proper motion	0.034″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension (J2000)	14h 19m 06.6s
Declination (J2000)	−13° 22′ 16″