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The constellation Virgo. Virgo is prominent in the spring sky in the Northern Hemisphere, visible all night in March and April. As the largest zodiac constellation, the Sun takes 44 days to pass through it, longer than any other. From 1990 and until 2062, this will take place from September 16 to October 30.
Bahasa Indonesia; Italiano; Jawa; ... This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Virgo, ... "Identification of a Constellation from a Position"
Pages in category "Virgo (constellation)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 402 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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]
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. It is located at a distance of about 202 light-years (62 parsecs) from ...
All stars but one can be associated with an IAU (International Astronomical Union) constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there are only 88 IAU constellations, the sky is actually divided into 89 irregularly shaped boxes as the constellation Serpens is split into two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the snake's head) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the snake's tail ...
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]
Ross 128 is a red dwarf star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo, near β Virginis. The apparent magnitude of Ross 128 is 11.13, [ 3 ] which is too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. Based upon parallax measurements, the distance of this star from Earth is 11.007 light-years (3.375 parsecs ), making it the twelfth closest ...