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Virgo

Greek and Roman Sky

Virgo is one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Its genitive form is Virginis, its standard abbreviation is Vir, it is traditionally shown as the Maiden. It belongs to the Zodiac family of constellations and lies in the third quadrant of the southern hemisphere. The constellation covers about 1294 square degrees of sky, ranking 2nd in size among the 88. Its brightest star is Spica (α Vir) at apparent magnitude 0.98. It borders Boötes, Coma Berenices, Leo, Crater, Corvus, Hydra, Libra and Serpens Caput. In this atlas the entity is the shared sky reference for astronomical objects catalogued by constellation, so every star, nebula or galaxy located within Virgo resolves to one identity.

Facts
Classification
IAU Status
IAU Recognized 1
Connections

Contains

Denebola, Fixed Stars
Source Almagest (Mathematike Syntaxis)Claudius Ptolemy
Zosma, Fixed Stars
Source Almagest (Mathematike Syntaxis)Claudius Ptolemy
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Constellation Contains

Messier 49

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Messier 58

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Messier 59

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Messier 60

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Messier 61

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Messier 84

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Messier 86

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Messier 87

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Messier 89

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Messier 90

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Sombrero Galaxy

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Spica

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: located in this constellation.

Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Virgo (constellation), lead section and infobox
Quote, Wikipedia, Virgo (constellation), lead section and infobox
Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
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Almagest (Mathematike Syntaxis)
Claudius Ptolemy, Springer-Verlag, 150
  • Contains: Zosma, Stored zodiac-sign property on this entity, cited to this source: Virgo
  • Contains: Denebola, Stored zodiac-sign property on this entity, cited to this source: Virgo
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