SPICA

"ear of wheat" (held by Virgo)

Other Names

Alpha Virginis; Azimech; Spica Virginis; Alaraph.

Hipparcos catalog ID: 65474

Other catalog entries:

HR 5056

HD 116658

SAO 157923

BD B-10 3672

Data

RA 13 25 11.6

Dec -11 09 41

B-V -0.23

Spectral Type B1III-IV+B2V

Visual magnitude: 0.98 (source: ground based)

Spica is the 14th brightest star in the sky.

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