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    Kappa VirginisVirginis, abbreviated Kappa Vir, κ Vir), officially named Kang /ˈkæŋ/, is a solitary star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It has...
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    Iota VirginisVirginis, abbreviated Iota Vir, ι Vir) is a binary star in the constellation of Virgo. Its apparent magnitude is 4.08. Based on its parallax...
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    Phi VirginisVirginis, abbreviated Phi Vir, φ Vir) is a binary star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It can be seen with the naked eye, having...
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  • gangs in the "Paradise Towers" 1987 Doctor Who episode Kang, the star Kappa Virginis Kang bed-stove K'ang jo fu or the kang, a self-defense technique KANG-LD...
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    Lambda VirginisVirginis, abbreviated Lambda Vir, λ Vir) is a binary star system in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. With an apparent visual magnitude...
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    Kappa Pavonis (κ Pav) is a variable star in the constellation Pavo. It is the brightest W Virginis variable in the sky. In 1901, κ Pavonis was reported...
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    from about 30 min down to about 1 minute. GW Virginis and ZZ Ceti stars are thought to be excited by the kappa mechanism; V777 Herculis stars by convective...
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    galaxies NGC 5128 and NGC 4258. Historically Type II Cepheids were called W Virginis variables, but are now divided into three subclasses based on the length...
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  • Star Slightly variable 3.38 3.32 Delta Virginis Star 3.38 Epsilon Hydrae Quintuple star system 3.38 Zeta Virginis Binary star system Slightly variable 3...
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    Aurigae, Polaris, as well as Delta Cephei. Type II Cepheids include: W Virginis, Kappa Pavonis and BL Herculis. Anomalous Cepheids include: XZ Ceti (overtone...
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  • Cambridge University Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-521-44921-9. Kaler, James B. "Saiph (Kappa Orionis)". Stars. University of Illinois. Archived from the original on...
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    to the near absence of repetitiveness in the irregular variables. The W Virginis variables are at the interface; the short period ones are regular and the...
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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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  • 28 Cor Caroli (Alpha¹ Canum Venaticorum) 106.5 ± 0.2 2 F2V 5.60 Epsilon Virginis (Vindemiatrix) 107.9 ± 0.7 1 G +2.826 Eta Antliae 108.5 ± 0.4 1 F1 V 5...
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    five stars, the largest depicting Sirius Canopus (α Carinae) Spica (α Virginis) Hydra: two stars, the larger being Alphard Crux Australis: five stars...
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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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    (2009-02-11). "The radius and other fundamental parameters of the F9 V star beta Virginis". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 393 (1): 245–252....
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    B2II-IIIe and lies around 1430 light years distant from Earth. Kappa Pavonis is a W Virginis variable—a subclass of Type II Cepheid. It ranges from magnitude...
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  • flanked by two towers holding above a banner with the Latin words "Civitas Virginis") surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword and topped...
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  • Bibcode:2012ApJS..201...19D. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/201/2/19. S2CID 119256363. "Kappa Tucanae - Double or Multiple Star". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre...
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    ADI 2M1207 2M1207b † 4.2 1.5 1620 40.6 0.37 170 2004 Direct imaging 59 Virginis Gliese 504 b† 4+4.5 −1 0.96 43.5 57.27 2013 ADI, LOCI 2MASS J01225093-2439505...
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    Pegasi G8V – 61 Ursae Majoris G8IV – Beta Aquilae G8IIIa – Kappa Geminorum G8IIIab – Epsilon Virginis G8Ib – Epsilon Geminorum K-type stars are orangish stars...
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    Women Ad tuendam fidem Novo millennio ineunte Misericordia Dei Rosarium Virginis Mariae The Rapid Development Encyclicals Redemptor hominis Dives in misericordia...
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  • Microscopii 20h 45m 09.53s −31° 20′ 27.2″ 32.4 M1Ve 41 420 8-20 Debris 61 Virginis 13h 18m 24.31s −18° 18′ 40.3″ 27.7 G5 ≥40 300 82 4,600 Debris Tau Ceti...
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  • Wall Gamma Virginis Porrima 東上相 Dōng Shàng Xiàng The First Eastern Minister 太微左垣三 Tài Wēi Zuǒ Yuán sān the Third Star of Left Wall Delta Virginis Minelauva...
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    L. (1986). "Heavy-element abundances in the mild barium stars Omicron Virginis and 16 Serpentis". The Astrophysical Journal. 311: 819. Bibcode:1986ApJ...
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    Gliese 667 Cc Cd Giese 676 A d e GJ 3470 b HD 40307 e f g HW Virginis b J1407b (rogue object) Kappa Andromedae b KELT-2Ab Kepler-24 b c Kepler-25 b c Kepler-30...
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  • 488 4.115 0.049 0.0615 2006 HD 125612 c 0.058 4.155 0.052 0.2726 2009 61 Virginis b 0.016 4.215 0.050 0.1188 2009 HD 40307 b 0.013 4.312 0.047 0.0081 2008...
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    Gliese 667 Cc Cd Giese 676 A d e GJ 3470 b HD 40307 e f g HW Virginis b J1407b (rogue object) Kappa Andromedae b KELT-2Ab Kepler-24 b c Kepler-25 b c Kepler-30...
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  • 61 Virginis b 0.016 4.215 0.050201 radial vel. 2009 27.76 0.94 5577 61 Virginis c 0.057 38.021 0.2175 radial vel. 2009 27.76 0.94 5577 61 Virginis d 0...
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