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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Psi Virginis
Flamsteed Number	40 Virginis
HR (BSC)	4902
HD	112142
Constellation	Virgo
Right Ascension	12h 54m 21s
Declination	-9° 32' 20"
Distance	545 light years 167 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.78 Absolute: -1.33
Spectral Class	M3-IIICa-1 red giant
Optimum Visibility	April
Notes	This red giant is a pulsating variable star following an irregular pattern, due to multiple overlapping periods of variability, so that its apparent magnitude can vary between +4.73 amd +4.96. It possibly has a binary star, though this has not been definitively confirmed.

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