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    Spica (redirect from Alpha Virginis)
    Latin spīca virginis "the virgin's ear of [wheat] grain". It was also anglicized as Virgin's Spike. α Virginis (Latinised to Alpha Virginis) is the system's...
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  • Virginis may refer to : Stars in the constellation Virgo. Alpha Virginis is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. 61 Virginis is a star located...
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    "Spica Star - Features & Facts About Alpha Virginis". The Planets. Retrieved 2023-03-10. "Spica - Alpha Virginis". astropixels.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10...
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  • 43 Saturn & Mars onyx burdock Spica Alpha Virginis 24 Libra 06 Venus & Mercury emerald sage Arcturus Alchameth Alpha Boötis 24 Libra 30 Mars & Jupiter jasper...
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    of Delta Virginis, Eta Virginis, Gamma Virginis, Epsilon Virginis and Alpha Comae Berenices. Consequently, the Chinese name for Delta Virginis itself is...
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    Angle of the Barking Dog زاوية العواء Beta Virginis Zawiah aka Zaniah az-Zāwiyah The angle الزاوية Eta Virginis Zubenelgenubi az-Zubān ul-Janūbiy Southern...
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    Gamma VirginisVirginis, abbreviated Gamma Vir, γ Vir), officially named Porrima /ˈpɒrɪmə/, is a binary star system in the constellation of Virgo. It...
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    brightest star in the constellation Virgo is called Alpha Virginis, which is to say "Alpha of Virgo", as virginis is the genitive of virgō. Plural forms and adjectives...
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    (α Carinae) Spica (α Virginis) Hydra: two stars, the larger being Alphard Crux Australis: five stars, the largest depicting Alpha Crucis Sigma Octantis...
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    Eta VirginisVirginis, abbreviated Eta Vir, η Vir) is a triple star system in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. From parallax measurements, it is about...
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    consisting of Alpha Comae Berenices, Eta Virginis, Gamma Virginis, Delta Virginis and Epsilon Virginis. Consequently, the Chinese name for Alpha Comae Berenices...
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    cup (Crater), lion (Leo), and the star of the 'wheat ear' (Spica, Alpha Virginis) appeared in the summers of the late first century. Simultaneously,...
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    of stellar interfrometer [sic], culminating in his observations of alpha virginis" 1972 Brian David Josephson "particularly for his discovery of the remarkable...
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    form of stellar interferometer, culminating in his observations of alpha virginis" 1977 Antony Hewish "for his outstanding contributions to radioastronomy...
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    SS Virginis is classified as a carbon star, along with stars like T Geminorum. SS Virginis, like all carbon Mira variables, has a hydrogen-alpha emission...
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    the years among expert classifiers, but often-used examples include 70 Virginis (G4V) and 82 Eridani (G6V). There are not yet any generally agreed upon...
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    Epsilon VirginisVirginis, abbreviated Epsilon Vir, ε Vir), formally named Vindemiatrix /vɪndiːmiˈeɪtrɪks/, is a star in the zodiac constellation of...
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    Ross 128 (redirect from FI Virginis)
    is a red dwarf in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Virgo, near β Virginis. The apparent magnitude of Ross 128 is 11.13, which is too faint to be...
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    Wolf 424 (redirect from FL Virginis)
    It is located in the constellation Virgo, between the stars ε Virginis and ο Virginis. The close binary nature of this star was discovered by Dutch American...
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    193–237. Bibcode:1981A&AS...46..193H. SIMBAD, entries on Gamma Virginis A, Gamma Virginis B, accessed June 19, 2007. "The Curious Case of KIC 8462852"....
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  • Catholic Church for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The genitive, Beatae Mariae Virginis (BMV), occurs often as well, appearing with such words as horae (hours)...
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  • brightness 3.36 Alpha Reticuli Star 3.366 3.36 Epsilon Lupi Binary star system 3.37 Epsilon Cassiopeiae Star Slightly variable 3.38 3.32 Delta Virginis Star 3...
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  • Zuben-el-genubi (Alpha-2 Librae) 13.5° East 7 July 1959 14:30 Venus Regulus 44.5° East 27 September 1965 15:30 Mercury Eta Virginis 2.6° West 13 May 1971...
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  • "A Super-Earth and two Neptunes Orbiting the Nearby Sun-like star 61 Virginis". The Astrophysical Journal. 708 (2): 1366–1375. arXiv:0912.2599. Bibcode:2010ApJ...
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    also receive a supergiant luminosity class, most notably W Virginis variables such as W Virginis itself, stars that are executing a blue loop triggered by...
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    Bowl of Virgo is formed by the stars Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Eta Virginis. Together with Spica, they form a Y shape. The Three Leaps of the Gazelle...
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    cu50717758. Russell, H. N. (June 1905). "The parallax of Lalande 21185 and γ Virginis from photographs taken at the Cambridge Observatory". Monthly Notices of...
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  • Type II (BL Herculis, W Virginis, RV Tauri) RR Lyrae Rapidly oscillating Ap SX Phoenicis Blue-white with early spectra Alpha Cygni Beta Cephei Slowly...
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    yellow supergiants vary greatly, from less than the sun for stars such as W Virginis to 20 M☉ or more (e.g. V810 Centauri). Corresponding surface gravities...
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    630 V1093 Herculis GSC 03081-00631 Hercules 2,861 HW Virginis* HIP 62157 Virgo 590 NY Virginis* GSC 04966-00491 Virgo 1,800 V391 Pegasi HS 2201+2610...
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