Spica (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Spica is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 16° above the horizon. It will become visible at around 20:01 (PDT), 16° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 2 minutes after the Sun at 21:27.
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Name
Spica
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 13h25m11s [3] |
| Declination: | −11°09'40" [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.06 (V) [3] 0.88 (BT) [2] 1.03 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 76.6 parsec 249.6 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 52.3 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 234.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.36 |
Sources
Events
| 30 Jul 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 27 Aug 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 12 Feb 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 11 Mar 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 07 Apr 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 05 May 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 01 Jun 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 29 Jun 2031 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |