Which is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo?
"around for billions of years. POX 186 appears near the star Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. POX 186 POX 186 (also known as PGC 46982), located in the constellation Virgo, is a dwarf galaxy that is still forming. The galaxy is considered very small and distorted compared to most older galaxies, such as our own Milky Way Galaxy. It is currently believed to have first begun forming when two enormous clouds of gas and stars crashed into each other less than 100 million years ago, sparking new stars to form. Some people believe this may be direct evidence of"
"has expanded to around 70 times the solar radius, and now shines with 1,515 times the luminosity of the Sun. The effective temperature of the outer atmosphere is 3,490 K. Omega Virginis Omega Virginis (ω Vir, ω Virginis) is a solitary star in the zodiac constellation Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.22, which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual stellar parallax shift of 6.56 milliarcseconds, it is located about 500 light years from the Sun. This is a red giant star with a stellar classification of M4 III."
"the most luminous objects in the known universe. The brightest quasar in the sky is 3C 273 in the constellation of Virgo. It has an average apparent magnitude of 12.8 (bright enough to be seen through a medium-size amateur telescope), but it has an absolute magnitude of −26.7. From a distance of about 33 light-years, this object would shine in the sky about as brightly as our sun. This quasar's luminosity is, therefore, about 4 trillion (4 × 10) times that of the Sun, or about 100 times that of the total light of giant galaxies like the Milky Way."
"Omega Virginis Omega Virginis (ω Vir, ω Virginis) is a solitary star in the zodiac constellation Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.22, which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual stellar parallax shift of 6.56 milliarcseconds, it is located about 500 light years from the Sun. This is a red giant star with a stellar classification of M4 III. It is a semiregular variable with a brightness that varies over an amplitude of 0.28 with periods of 30 and 275 days. After evolving away from the main sequence it"
"Beta Virginis Beta Virginis (β Virginis, abbreviated Beta Vir, β Vir), also named Zavijava, is (despite its designation 'beta') the fifth-brightest star in the constellation of Virgo. Larger and more massive than the Sun, it is comparatively metal-rich (that is, it has a higher preponderance of elements heavier than helium). It is 0.69 degrees north of the ecliptic, so it can be occulted by the Moon and (rarely) by planets. The next planetary occultation of Zavijava will take place on 11 August 2069, by Venus. ""β Virginis"" (Latinised to ""Beta Virginis"") is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional"
"zone (which would still be too small to detect with current technology) remains possible. The Sun is barely visible from the system as a small star close to the much brighter Sirius. Arcturus (magnitude -1.01) is the brightest star of the night sky. 61 Virginis 61 Virginis (abbreviated 61 Vir) is the Flamsteed designation of a G-type main-sequence star (G7V) slightly less massive than the Sun (which is G2V), located about 27.9 light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. The composition of this star is nearly identical to the Sun. 61 Virginis (G7V) is the first well-established main-sequence star very"
"the existence of any substellar companion around Beta Virginis yet. McDonald Observatory team has set limits to the presence of one or more planets with masses between 0.16 and 4.2 Jupiter masses and average separations spanning between 0.05 and 5.2 Astronomical Units. Beta Virginis Beta Virginis (β Virginis, abbreviated Beta Vir, β Vir), also named Zavijava, is (despite its designation 'beta') the fifth-brightest star in the constellation of Virgo. Larger and more massive than the Sun, it is comparatively metal-rich (that is, it has a higher preponderance of elements heavier than helium). It is 0.69 degrees north of the ecliptic,"
"Epsilon Virginis Epsilon Virginis (ε Virginis, abbreviated Epsilon Vir, ε Vir), also named Vindemiatrix, is a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.8, making it the third-brightest member of Virgo. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, Vindemiatrix lies at a distance of about from the Sun, give or take a half light-year. Vindemiatrix is a giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III. With 2.6 times the mass of the Sun, it has reached a stage in its evolution where the hydrogen fuel in its core is"
"K, and it shines with 1,734 times the luminosity of the Sun. Sigma Virginis Sigma Virginis (σ Vir, σ Virginis) is a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It can be faintly seen with the naked eye with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 4.86. Based upon parallax measurements, the distance to this star is roughly 680 light years. This is an evolved red giant star with a stellar classification of M1 III. It is a suspected variable star with a brightness that ranges from magnitude +4.77 to +4.86. This variation has pulsation periods of 23.4, 24.3, 27.9, and"
"color. It varies in magnitude from a minimum of 9.6 to a maximum of 6.0 over a period of approximately one year. There are 35 verified exoplanets orbiting 29 stars in Virgo, including PSR B1257+12 (three planets), 70 Virginis (one planet), Chi Virginis (one planet), 61 Virginis (three planets), NY Virginis (two planets), and 59 Virginis (one planet). Because of the presence of a galaxy cluster (consequently called the Virgo Cluster) within its borders 5° to 12° west of ε Vir (Vindemiatrix), this constellation is especially rich in galaxies. Some examples are Messier 49 (elliptical), Messier 58 (spiral), Messier 59"
"star located at an angular separation of along a position angle of 1°, as of 2000. 53 Virginis 53 Virginis is a single, yellow-white hued star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 5.04. Based upon an annual parallax shift of , it is located 111 light years away. The star is moving closer to the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of −12.7 km/s. It has a relatively high rate of proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of along a position angle of"
"Antares Antares (), also designated Alpha Scorpii (α Scorpii, abbreviated Alpha Sco, α Sco), is on average the fifteenth-brightest star in the night sky, and the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. Distinctly reddish when viewed with the naked eye, Antares is a slow irregular variable star that ranges in brightness from apparent magnitude +0.6 to +1.6. Often referred to as ""the heart of the scorpion"", Antares is flanked by Sigma and Tau Scorpii in the center of the constellation. Classified as a red supergiant of spectral type M1.5Iab-Ib, Antares is the brightest, most massive, and most evolved stellar"
"Lambda Virginis Lambda Virginis (λ Virginis, abbreviated Lam Vir, λ Vir) is a binary star system in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. With an apparent visual magnitude of 4.5, it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, the system is about 173 light-years away from the Sun. Its two components are designated Lambda Virginis A (also named Khambalia) and B. ""λ Virginis"" (Latinised to ""Lambda Virginis"") is the system's Bayer designation. The designations of the two components as ""Lambda Virginis A"" and ""B"" derives from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog"
"Omicron Virginis Omicron Virginis (ο Vir, ο Virginis) is a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.12. Based upon parallax measurements, it is about 163 light years from the Sun. ο Virginis is a G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G8 IIIa CN-1Ba1CH1. This indicates that it is a Barium star. Typically Barium stars are close binaries with a white dwarf companion, but no companion ihas been detected for ο Virginis. It has been suggested that an excess Si emission flux is due to"
"Delta Virginis Delta Virginis (δ Virginis, abbreviated Del Vir, δ Vir), also named Minelauva, is a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.4, this star is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of about from the Sun. ""δ Virginis"" (Latinised to ""Delta Virginis"") is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional, medieval names ""Auva"" and ""Minelauva"" from the Arabic عوى ""awwa’"", meaning ""barking (dog)"". In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and"
"designation. It bore the traditional name ""Anser"", derived from when the constellation had the name ""Vulpecula cum Ansere"" 'the little fox with the goose'. In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name ""Anser"" for this star on 30 June 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. Alpha Vulpeculae Alpha Vulpeculae (α Vulpeculae, abbreviated Alf Vul, α Vul), also named Anser, is the brightest star in the constellation of Vulpecula. It is approximately 297 light-years from Earth."
"Phi Virginis Phi Virginis (φ Virginis, abbreviated Phi Vir, φ Vir) is a binary star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It can be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +4.81. Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is located roughly distant from the Sun. The two components are designated Phi Virginis A (also named Elgafar) and B. ""φ Virginis"" (Latinised to ""Phi Virginis"") is the binary's Bayer designation. The designations of the two components as ""Phi Virginis A"" and ""B"" derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC)"
"Virgo (astrology) Virgo (♍) (Greek: Παρθένος, ""Parthenos""), is the sixth astrological sign in the Zodiac. It spans the 150-180th degree of the zodiac. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area on average between August 23 and September 22, and the Sun transits the constellation of Virgo from approximately September 16 to October 30. Individuals born during these dates, depending on which system of astrology they subscribe to, may be called ""Virgos"" or ""Virgoans"". The symbol of the maiden is based on Astraea. In Greek mythology, she was the last immortal to abandon Earth at the end of the"
"Upsilon Virginis Upsilon Virginis (υ Vir, υ Virginis) is a single star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.25, making it faintly visible to the naked eye. According to the Bortle scale, it is visible from backlit suburban skies at night. Based upon a measured annual parallax shift of 0.012.47 arcseconds, it is located roughly from the Sun. If the star were at a distance of , it would have a magnitude of +0.4 and be the third-brightest star in the night sky. This star has a stellar classification of G9 III, which"
"3C 273 3C 273 is a quasar located in the constellation Virgo. It was the first quasar ever to be identified. It is the optically brightest quasar in the sky (m ~12.9), and one of the closest with a redshift, ""z"", of 0.158. A luminosity distance of D = may be calculated from ""z"". It is also one of the most luminous quasars known, with an absolute magnitude of −26.7, meaning that if it were only as distant as Pollux (~10 parsecs) it would appear nearly as bright in the sky as the Sun. Since the sun's absolute magnitude is"
"Zeta Virginis Zeta Virginis (ζ Virginis, abbreviated Zeta Vir, ζ Vir) is a binary star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.376 and is located about a half degree south of the celestial equator. Based on parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is about distant from the Sun. The two components are designated Zeta Virginis A (also named Heze) and B. ""ζ Virginis"" (Latinised to ""Zeta Virginis"") is the system's Bayer designation. The designations of the two components as ""Zeta Virginis A"" and ""B"" derive"
"Vega Vega, also designated Alpha Lyrae (α Lyrae, abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr), is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra, the fifth-brightest star in the night sky, and the second-brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus. It is relatively close at only 25 light-years from the Sun, and, together with Arcturus and Sirius, one of the most luminous stars in the Sun's neighborhood. Vega has been extensively studied by astronomers, leading it to be termed “arguably the next most important star in the sky after the Sun”. Vega was the northern pole star around 12,000"
"the solar luminosity. The effective temperature of the star's outer atmosphere is 4,235 K. Kappa Virginis Kappa Virginis (κ Virginis, abbreviated Kap Vir, κ Vir), also named Kang, is a solitary star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.18, which is sufficiently bright to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon stellar parallax measurements, the distance to this star is about 255 light-years. ""κ Virginis"" (Latinised to ""Kappa Virginis"") is the star's Bayer designation. In Chinese, (), meaning ""Neck"", refers to an asterism consisting of Kappa Virginis, Iota Virginis, Phi Virginis and"
"53 Virginis 53 Virginis is a single, yellow-white hued star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 5.04. Based upon an annual parallax shift of , it is located 111 light years away. The star is moving closer to the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of −12.7 km/s. It has a relatively high rate of proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of along a position angle of 162.2°. Gray et al. (2006) assigned this star a stellar classification of F5.5 V, matching an"
"Kappa Virginis Kappa Virginis (κ Virginis, abbreviated Kap Vir, κ Vir), also named Kang, is a solitary star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.18, which is sufficiently bright to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon stellar parallax measurements, the distance to this star is about 255 light-years. ""κ Virginis"" (Latinised to ""Kappa Virginis"") is the star's Bayer designation. In Chinese, (), meaning ""Neck"", refers to an asterism consisting of Kappa Virginis, Iota Virginis, Phi Virginis and Lambda Virginis. Consequently, Kappa Virginis itself is known as (), ""the First Star of"
"Betelgeuse Betelgeuse, also designated Alpha Orionis (α Orionis, abbreviated Alpha Ori, α Ori), is on average the ninth-brightest star in the night sky and second-brightest in the constellation of Orion. It is distinctly reddish, and is a semiregular variable star whose apparent magnitude varies between 0.0 and 1.3, the widest range of any first-magnitude star. Betelgeuse is one of three stars that make up the asterism of the Winter Triangle, and it marks the center of the Winter Hexagon. If the human eye could view all wavelengths of radiation, Betelgeuse would be the brightest star in the night sky. Classified"
"Alpha Vulpeculae Alpha Vulpeculae (α Vulpeculae, abbreviated Alf Vul, α Vul), also named Anser, is the brightest star in the constellation of Vulpecula. It is approximately 297 light-years from Earth. It forms a wide optical binary with 8 Vulpeculae. Alpha Vulpeculae is a red giant of spectral class M1 and has apparent magnitude +4.4. It has been analysed as a member of the Arcturus stream, a group of stars with high proper motion and metal-poor properties thought to be the remnants of a small galaxy consumed by the Milky Way. ""α Vulpeculae"" (Latinised to ""Alpha Vulpeculae"") is the system's Bayer"
"Sigma Virginis Sigma Virginis (σ Vir, σ Virginis) is a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It can be faintly seen with the naked eye with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 4.86. Based upon parallax measurements, the distance to this star is roughly 680 light years. This is an evolved red giant star with a stellar classification of M1 III. It is a suspected variable star with a brightness that ranges from magnitude +4.77 to +4.86. This variation has pulsation periods of 23.4, 24.3, 27.9, and 34.1 days. The effective temperature of the stellar atmosphere is around 3,800"
"the ancient Greek astronomer Timocharis observed a conjunction of the star with Venus. The last occultation by a planet took place on September 27, 1843, also by Venus, which will occult it again on November 19, 2445. Eta Virginis Eta Virginis (η Virginis, abbreviated Eta Vir, η Vir) is a triple star system in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. From parallax measurements taken during the Hipparcos mission it is approximately from the Sun. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 3.89, which is bright enough for the system to be seen with the naked eye in dark skies. The"
"and 23.7 days. This star has about 1.6 times the mass of the sun, but it has expanded to 54 times the Sun's radius and shines 631 times as brightly as the Sun. The effective temperature of its outer atmosphere is 4,009 K. Nu Virginis Nu Virginis (ν Vir, ν Virginis) is a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.04 and can be seen with the naked eye. Because the star lies near the ecliptic it is subject to occultations by the Moon. Parallax measurements provide an estimated distance of around 294"
"(see ""The Stars My Destination"" by Alfred Bester, Demon Princes by Jack Vance, and Star Trek below). Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the sixth brightest star in the sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.18. Although it has the Bayer designation ""Beta,"" it is almost always brighter than Alpha Orionis (Betelgeuse). Whereas the latter star represents the right shoulder of the Hunter, Rigel represents his left foot. It is the first star counterclockwise from Sirius in the Winter Hexagon, and is followed in turn by Aldebaran. The star's name is a contraction of ""Riǧl Ǧawza"
"Rho Virginis 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 a challenge to view with the naked eye from an urban area (according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale). The distance to this star has been measured directly using the parallax method, which places it away with a margin of error of about a light year. Rho Virginis is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V. It is larger than the Sun with a radius 60% larger"
"(not shown on the main map as it is located below the map's southeastern corner, north is up). Instead, the brightest star is Epsilon Sagittarii (ε Sgr) (""Kaus Australis,"" or ""southern part of the bow""), at magnitude 1.85. Sigma Sagittarii (σ Sgr) (""Nunki"") is the constellation's second-brightest star at magnitude 2.08. Nunki is a B2V star approximately 260 light years away. ""Nunki"" is a Babylonian name of uncertain origin, but thought to represent the sacred Babylonian city of Eridu on the Euphrates, which would make Nunki the oldest star name currently in use. Zeta Sagittarii (ζ Sgr) (""Ascella""), with apparent"