Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. 61 Virginis is a G5V class star slightly less massive than the Sun, located about 27.8 light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. The composition of this star is nearly identical to the Sun and there is only a low level of activity in the stellar chromosphere. This star is rotating once every 29 days at the equator. The space velocity components of this star are U = 37.9, V = 35.3 and W = 24.7 km/s. 61 Vir is orbiting through the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of 6.9 kpc from the core, with an eccentricity of 0.15.