Spica (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), Spica is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 5° from it.
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Name
Spica
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Object Type
Star
|
Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.06 (V)[2] 0.88 (BT)[1] 1.03 (VT)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.14 |
| Right Ascension: | 13h25m11s [2] |
| Declination: | -11°09'40" [2] |
| Distance: | 86.2 parsec 281.0 lightyears [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 56.8 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 236.2° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -3.62 |