Virgo

The Virgin
(Vir)

     Virgo image mapLeoComa BerenicesBootesSerpens CaputLeoLibraHydraHydra

Virgo is the sixth Sign of the Zodiac:

Star sign

"Birth Signs"

Dates

Aries The Ram

March 21 - April 19

Taurus The Bull

April 20 - May 20

Gemini The Twins

May 21 - June 21

Cancer The Crab

June 22 - July 22

Leo The Lion

July 23 - August 22

Virgo The Virgin

August 23 - September 22

Libra The Balance

September 23 - October 23

Scorpio The Scorpion

October 24 - November 21

Sagittarius The Archer

November 22 - December 21

Capricorn The Goat

December 22 - January 19

Aquarius The Water Carrier

January 20th - February 18

Pisces The Fish

February 19 - March 20



Brightest stars:

         ______epoch 2000.0______

 

         R Ascension   Declination m    Spectrum parallax common name

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Alpha  13h 25m 11.6s -11° 9' 41" 0.98v  B1III-IV  0.023"  Spica

Epsilon 13h  2m 10.6s  10° 57' 33" 2.83   G8IIIab   0.043"  Vindemiatrix

Zeta   13h 34m 41.6s - 0° 35' 45" 3.37   A3V       0.044"  Heze

Delta  12h 55m 36.2s  3° 23' 51" 3.38   M3III     0.022"  Auva

Beta   11h 50m 41.7s  1° 45' 53" 3.61   F9V       0.104"  Alaraph

Gamma  12h 41m 39.6s - 1° 26' 58" 3.65   F0V       0.099"  Porrima

109    14h 46m 14.9s  1° 53' 34" 3.72   A0V       0.037" 

Mu     14h 43m  3.6s - 5° 39' 30" 3.88   F2III     0.045" 

Eta    12h 19m 54.4s - 0° 40' 1" 3.89   A2IV      0.016"  Zaniah

Nu     11h 45m 51.6s  6° 31' 46" 4.03   M1IIIab   0.014" 

Iota   14h 16m  0.9s - 6° 0' 2" 4.08   F6III     0.043"  Syrma

Omicron 12h  5m 12.5s  8° 43' 59" 4.12   G8IIIa    0.039" 

Kappa  14h 12m 53.8s -10° 16' 25" 4.19   K2.5III   0.022" 

Tau    14h  1m 38.8s  1° 32' 40" 4.26   A3V       0.024" 

Theta  13h  9m 57.0s - 5° 32' 20" 4.38   A1IV      0.026"

110    15h  2m 54.0s  2° 5' 29" 4.40   K0.5IIIb  0.025" 

Lambda 14h 19m  6.6s -13° 22' 16" 4.52   A2m       0.017" 

Chi    12h 39m 14.8s - 7° 59' 44" 4.66   K2III-II  0.020" 

Pi     12h  0m 52.4s  6° 36' 51" 4.66   A5V       0.021" 

 



Deep sky objects:

M 59

M 84

M 87

M 89

M 104

M 86

M 49

M 90

M 61

M 58

M 60

                 ___epoch 2000.0___      m 

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NGC4303  M 61    12h 22.0m   4° 29'     10.5    spiral galaxy          

NGC4374  M 84    12h 25.1m   12° 54'     11.0    elliptical galaxy          

NGC4406  M 86    12h 26.3m   12° 57'     11.0    elliptical galaxy          

NGC4472  M 49    12h 29.8m   8° 1'     10.0    elliptical galaxy          

NGC4486  M 87    12h 30.9m   12° 24'     11.0    elliptical galaxy          

NGC4552  M 89    12h 35.7m   12° 34'     11.5    elliptical galaxy          

NGC4569  M 90    12h 36.9m   13° 10'     11.0    spiral galaxy          

NGC4579  M 58    12h 37.8m   11° 50'     11.0    spiral galaxy          

NGC4594  M104    12h 39.9m -11° 37'     9.5    Sombrero Galaxy (spiral)

NGC4621  M 59    12h 42.1m   11° 39'     11.5    elliptical galaxy          

NGC4649  M 60    12h 43.7m   11° 34'     10.5    elliptical galaxy                  

 





Neighbours:
Libra - Serpens Caput - Boötes -Coma Berenices -Leo - Crater - Corvus -Hydra

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