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Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for maiden , and its old astronomical symbol is . Between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second-largest constellation in the sky (after Hydra ) and the largest constellation in the zodiac.
List of stars in Virgo. ... This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Virgo, ... • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable ...
Spica is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo (lower left). As one of the nearest massive binary star systems to the Sun, Spica has been the subject of many observational studies. [17] Spica is believed to be the star that gave Hipparchus the data that led him to discover the precession of the equinoxes. [18]
Eta Virginis (η Virginis, abbreviated Eta Vir, η Vir) is a triple star system in the zodiac constellation of Virgo.From parallax measurements, it is about 246 light-years (75 parsecs) from the Sun. [5] It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 3.89, [2] bright enough to be seen with the naked eye in dark skies.
Beta Virginis, a name Latinised from β Virginis, is a star in the equatorial constellation of Virgo.It has the proper name Zavijava (/ ˌ z æ v ɪ ˈ dʒ æ v ə /), [11] [12] [13] and, despite its designation 'beta', is the fifth-brightest star in Virgo with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.604. [2]
Pages in category "Virgo (constellation)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 402 total. ... List of stars in Virgo; 0–9. 1 Serpentis ...
Delta Virginis (δ Virginis, abbreviated Del Vir, δ Vir), formally named Minelauva / ˌ m ɪ n ə ˈ l ɔː v ə /, [13] is a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo.With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.4, [5] this star is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.
NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 (nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies [4] or Siamese Twins [NB 1] [5]) are a set of unbarred spiral galaxies about 60 million light-years away [1] in the constellation Virgo. They were both discovered by William Herschel in 1784. They are part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.