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Spica is the brightest object in the constellation of Virgo and one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation α Virginis, which is Latinised to Alpha Virginis and abbreviated Alpha Vir or α Vir. Analysis of its parallax shows that it is located 250 ± 10 light-years from the Sun. [3]
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Virgo, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes
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.
Spica is a binary blue-white star pair that appears as a single point of light from Earth, and is commonly if incorrectly referred to as a single star. The star system is 250 light years away and has an apparent magnitude of 1.04. [13] It is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, and is the 15th brightest star in the night sky. [14]
Chart of Virgo; 109 Virginis forms the Virgin's right foot. 109 Virginis is a single, [9] white-hued star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo, located some 134.5 light years away from the Sun. It is the seventh-brightest member of this constellation, having an apparent visual magnitude of +3.72. [2]
Epsilon Virginis (ε Virginis, abbreviated Epsilon Vir, ε Vir), formally named Vindemiatrix / v ɪ n d iː m i ˈ eɪ t r ɪ k s /, [12] [13] is a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo.The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.8, [2] making it the third-brightest member of Virgo.
Stars in the constellation Virgo. Alpha Virginis is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. 61 Virginis is a star located about 27.8 light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Etc. 101 Virginis or CY Boötis is a variable star in the Boötes constellation.
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]