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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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    an asterism consisting of Kappa Virginis, Iota Virginis, Phi Virginis and Lambda Virginis. Consequently, Kappa Virginis itself is known as 亢宿一 (Káng Sù...
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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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    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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    Rho Virginis (ρ Vir, ρ Virginis) is the Bayer designation for a star in the constellation Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +4.9, making it...
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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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Tauri 9.2° East 27 September 1843 18:00 Venus Eta Virginis 3.2° West 16 December 1850 11:28 Mercury Lambda Sagittarii 10.2° East 22 May 1855 05:04 Venus Epsilon...
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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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    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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  • was one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology. /ᵻˈlɛktrə/ Virgo φ Virginis A Elgafar /ˈɛlɡəfɑːr/ Columba θ Columbae Elkurud /ˈɛlkərʌd/ Taurus β Tauri...
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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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    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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    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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    Geminorum) 9.06 ± 0.03 AD The nearest giant star to the Earth. Spica (α Virginis A) 7.47±0.54 One of the nearest supernova candidates and the sixteenth-brightest...
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  • cepheid-like Type I (Classical cepheids, Delta Scuti) Type II (BL Herculis, W Virginis, RV Tauri) RR Lyrae Rapidly oscillating Ap SX Phoenicis Blue-white with...
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    85905, 49 Ceti, 5 Vulpeculae, 2 Andromedae, HD 21620, Rho Virginis, HD 145964, HD 172555, Lambda Geminorum, HD 58647, Phi Geminorum, Delta Corvi, HD 109573...
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    vero Anno, quo aeternus Dei Filius humanam naturam in Utero benedictae Virginis Mariae assumpsit (1614) Eclogae Chronicae (1615, published with Dissertatio...
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    equivocal evidence for a third in the habitable zone (2020) Ross 128 (FI Virginis) 11.0074 ±0.0011 Vir* 11h 47m 44.4s +00° 48′ 16″ M4.0Vn 0.168 11.13 13...
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    37 Ursae Majoris F2V – 78 Ursae Majoris F7V - Iota Piscium F9V - Beta Virginis F9V - HD 10647 G-type stars, including the Sun, have prominent spectral...
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    One of them, Martin Horky, noted that some fixed stars, such as Spica Virginis, appeared double through the telescope. He took this as evidence that the...
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    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 3.91 to...
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  • in system Spectral type Apparent magnitude (V) Comments and references Lambda Geminorum 100.9 ± 0.6 1 A3V +3.571 Cor Caroli (Alpha² Canum Venaticorum)...
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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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    of all three types are found to pulsate. The pulsators are known as GW Virginis stars (DO variables, sometimes also known as PG 1159 stars), V777 Herculis...
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    with periods less than a day and amplitudes of a magnitude of less; W Virginis variables, more-luminous pulsating variables also known as type II Cepheids...
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  • Chamaeleon M3 11.28 has one known planet. GJ 4063 35.5292 M4V 11.75 Beta Virginis (Zavijava)$ 35.6 ± 0.3 Virgo F9V 3.604# Gliese 86 A 35.6 ± 0.2 Eridanus...
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  • "Discovery and Characterization of a Faint Stellar Companion to the A3V Star ζ Virginis", The Astrophysical Journal, 712 (1): 421–428, arXiv:1002.1074, Bibcode:2010ApJ...
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