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The 7 main stars of Virgo form 2 distinct star patterns: Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Eta Virginis; form an asterism known as "The Bowl of Virgo". Together with Spica and Theta Virginis, they form a Y shape. The star 70 Virginis has one of the first known extrasolar planetary systems with one confirmed planet 7.5 times the mass of Jupiter.
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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]
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
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.
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.
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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]