Epsilon Virginis

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**ε Virginis**
Observation data Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	13^h 02^m 10.6^s
Declination	+10° 57' 33"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+2.85
Distance	102 ± 3 ly (31 ± 1 pc)
Spectral type	G8IIIab
Other designations
Vindemiatrix, Vindemiator, Almuredin, Provindemiator, Protrigetrix, Protrygetor, Alaraph, 47 Virginis, HR 4932, HD 113226, BD+11 2529, FK5 488, HIP 63608, SAO 100384, GC 17687, CCDM 13022+1057

Epsilon Virginis (ε Vir / ε Virginis) is a star in the constellation Virgo. It also has the traditional name Vindemiatrix, which comes from Greek through Latin and means The Grape Gatherer.

Vindemiatrix is a yellow giant star of apparent magnitude 2.85 and spectral class G8 III about 102 light years from Earth. It has a luminosity 83 times that of the sun with a surface temperature of 4990 kelvin.

There is evidence that Vindemiatrix is part of the Hyades group, associated with the cluster of that name in the constellation Taurus.