The AsterNym star registry
Spica
blue · Virgo · α Vir
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About this star
Spica is a blue star in the constellation Virgo, 250 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 250 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- α Vir · HIP 65474
- Spectral type
- B1 III-IV · blue
- Right ascension
- 13h 25m 12s
- Declination
- −11° 09′ 41″
- Magnitude
- 0.98 naked-eye
- Distance
- 250 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.