Delta Virginis

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Auva, Minelauva, 43 Virginis, HR 4910, BD +04°2669, HD 112300, LTT 13714, SAO 119674, FK5 484, GC 17543, BDS 6308, CCDM 12557+0323, HIP 63090.

|} Delta Virginis (δ Vir / δ Virginis) is a red giant star in the constellation Virgo. It also has the traditional name Auva.

It has a spectral type of M3-III, and an magnitude of 3.38, bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. It is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +3.32 to +3.40.

Delta Virginis is a possible binary star, as an 11th magnitude star is located only 80 arcseconds from it. This type K dwarf is believed to have an orbital period of over 200,000 years, but this has not been confirmed.

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