Spica (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Spica is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:08, when it reaches an altitude of 11° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:19, 37° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:32, 34° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Spica
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Object Type
Star
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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: | 76.6 parsec 249.6 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 52.3 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 234.1° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.36 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 16 Jun 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 13 Jul 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 10 Aug 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 06 Sep 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 27 Nov 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 24 Dec 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 20 Jan 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |
| 17 Feb 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Spica |