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This article is about the constellation and astrological sign Virgo. For VIRGO, the French-Italian project in physics analogous to LIGO, see VIRGO (physics).

Virgo (the virgin) is a constellation of the zodiac. Lying between Leo to the west and the Libra to the east, it is one of the largest constellations in the sky. It can be easily found through its bright α star, Spica.

Virgo

AbbreviationVir
GenitiveVirginis
Meaning in Englishthe Virgin
Right ascension13 h
Declination0°
Visible to latitudeBetween 80° and −80°
Best visibleMay
Area
 - Total		 Ranked 2nd
1294 sq. deg.
Number of stars with
apparent magnitude < 3		3
Brightest star
 - Apparent magnitude		 Spica (α Vir)
1.0
Meteor showerFrom earliest times, humankind has noticed flurries of meteors that seemed to emanate from particular points in the sky at particular times of the year. These flurries, now called meteor showers are produced by small fragments of cosmic debris entering ths
  • Virginids
  • Mu Virginids
Bordering constellations
  • BoötesBootes Abbreviation Boo Genitive Bootis Meaning in English the Herdsman Right ascension 15 h Declination 30° Visible to latitude Between 90° and −50° Best visible June Area Total Ranked 13th907 sq. Number of stars with apparent magnitude 3 Brightest
  • Coma BerenicesComa Berenices Abbreviation Com Genitive Comae Berenices Meaning in English Berenice's Hair Right ascension 12. 76 h Declination 21. 83° Visible to latitude Between 90° and -16° On meridian 9 p. May 15 Area Total Ranked 42nd386 sq. Number of stars with ap
  • Leo
  • CraterCrater (the cup) is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. It is said to represent the goblet of Apollo. It has no star brighter than fourth magnitude. Constellations.
  • CorvusCorvus Pronunciation KOR vus Abbreviation Crv Genitive Corvi Pronunciation KOR vee Meaning in English the Crow Right ascension 12 h Declination 20° Visible to latitude Between 60° and -90° On meridian 21:00 May 10 Area Total Ranked 70th 184 sq. Stars with
  • Libra
  • Serpens CaputSerpens Serpens Caput Serpens Cauda Abbreviation Ser Ser1Ser2 Genitive Serpentis Meaning in English the Snake the Snake's Headthe Snake's Tail Right ascension 15. 3 h Declination 10°−5° Visible to latitude Between 80° and −80° Best visible Jun

1 Notable features

The most prominent starFor alternate meanings see star (disambiguation Hubble Space Telescope of the Sagittarius Star Cloud in the Milky Way Galaxy. A star is any massive gaseous celestial body in outer space. Stars appear as shining points in the nighttime sky that twinkle bec in Virgo is Spica (α Vir), which represents an ear of wheat in the goddess's hand. Spica makes it easy to locate Virgo, as it can be found by following the curve of the Big Dipper to Arcturus in Boötes and continuing from there in the same curve ("follow the arc to Arcturus and speed on to Spica").

Other bright stars in Virgo include Zavijah (β Vir), Porrima (γ Vir), Auva (δ Vir) and Vindemiatrix (ε Vir). Other fainter stars which were also given a name are Heze (ζ Vir), Zaniah (η Vir), Syrma (ι Vir) and Rijl al Awwa (μ Vir).

The star 70 Virginis is an extrasolar planetary system with one confirmed planet 6.6 times the mass of Jupiter.



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VirgoThis article is about the constellation and astrological sign Virgo. For VIRGO, the French-Italian project in physics analogous to LIGO, see VIRGO (physics). Virgo (the virgin) is a constellation of the zodiac. Lying between Leo to the west and the LibraVirgo SuperclusterThe Virgo Supercluster or Local Supercluster is the supercluster of galaxies that contains the Local Group and with it our galaxy, the Milky Way. It has a pancake like shape of a flattened disk, with a diameter of about 200 million light years. It containVirgo clusterLenticular Galaxy M84; the elongated image of NGC 4388 (an active spiral galaxy) is in the lower left corner. The Virgo cluster is a cluster of galaxies, approximately 15 to 22 Mpc distant, comprising approximately 1300 (and possibly up to 2000) member ga
VIRGO (physics)In physics, VIRGO is a project of France and Italy, a Michelson laser interferometer that is very analogous to LIGO. External link .  


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