Concepts in Astronomy #30. Finding Planets, Stars and Constellations: Virgo

marcusantoniu26 (62)in #astronomy • 6 years ago (edited)

Finding Stars and Constellations: Virgo

In order to find the constellation of Virgo, the best thing to do is to look a little west of Libra. It will be right there! The brightest star in Virgo is Spica.

Spica (Alpha Virginis) is actually a binary system, with its primary star being a blue giant. Its radius is 7.47 times that of the Sun and it is located 250 light years from Earth

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Concepts in Astronomy #30. Finding Planets, Stars and Constellations: Virgo