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Virgo as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825 Depiction of Virgo, c.1000 In the Babylonian MUL.APIN (c. 10th century BC), part of this constellation was known as "The Furrow", representing the goddess Shala and her ear of grain.
Bahasa Indonesia; Italiano; ... Pages in category "Virgo (constellation)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 402 total.
Bahasa Indonesia; Italiano; Jawa ... This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Virgo, ... "Identification of a Constellation from a Position"
The constellation Virgo has various origins in different mythologies. In most myths, Virgo is depicted as a virgin maiden [7] associated with wheat. [8] In Greek and Roman mythology, Virgo is related to Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest and autumn, or her daughter Persephone, queen of the Underworld and goddess of spring. [9]
70 Virginis is a binary [8] star located 59 [1] light years from the Sun in the equatorial constellation of Virgo, near the northern constellation border with Coma Berenices. 70 Virginis is its Flamsteed designation. The star is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.97. [2]
Constellations are groupings of stars as they are viewed, along a line-of-sight at a constant azimuth and elevation in the sky.. This category identifies the 88 constellations currently recognised (areas of the sky) by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), plus some further subcategories.
IC 3418 is a galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is most well noted for its tidal tail , which formed after the galaxy collided with the Virgo Cluster some 54 million light years from Earth. The galaxy is home to many starburst regions .
NGC 5566 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, which is approximately 66 million light years away from Earth. The galaxy is the biggest in the constellation Virgo, stretching nearly 150,000 light years in diameter. [5] The galaxy NGC 5566 was discovered on 30 April 1786 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.