equatorial skyBest May
Virgo
The Maidengen. Virginis
- Brightest
- Spica
- Stars
- 150
- Best viewed
- May
- Sky center
- 199.0°, -4.0°
Alpha Virginis
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150 stars
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Spica
Mythology
Persephone, or Astraea the goddess of justice. Second largest constellation. Contains the Virgo Supercluster — our home supercluster — and the Virgo A galaxy (M87), host of the first black hole ever directly imaged.
Brightest stars
top 8 of 150| Star | Bayer | Magnitude | B−V |
|---|---|---|---|
Spica | 67Alp Vir | 0.98 | -0.23 |
Porrima | 29Gam Vir | 2.74 | 0.37 |
Vindemiatrix | 47Eps Vir | 2.85 | 0.93 |
Heze | 79Zet Vir | 3.38 | 0.11 |
Minelauva | 43Del Vir | 3.39 | 1.57 |
29Gam Vir | — | 3.52 | 0.00 |
Zavijava | 5Bet Vir | 3.59 | 0.52 |
109 Vir | — | 3.73 | -0.01 |
- Spica67Alp Vir0.98mag
- Porrima29Gam Vir2.74mag
- Vindemiatrix47Eps Vir2.85mag
- Heze79Zet Vir3.38mag
- Minelauva43Del Vir3.39mag
- 29Gam Vir3.52mag
- Zavijava5Bet Vir3.59mag
- 109 Vir3.73mag
Lower magnitude = brighter. B−V color index maps to star color (bluer cooler, redder warmer).