Virgo

• Abbreviation: Vir
• Genitive: Virginis
• Translation: The Maiden
• Sky Chart
• Peoria Astronomical Society Virgo Page
• Interactive star chart (Java applet)

Position in the Sky

• Explanation of the following information
• Right Ascension: 13 hours
• Declination: 0 degrees
• Visible between latitudes 80 and -80 degrees
• Best seen in May (at 9:00 PM)

Named Stars

• SPICA (Alpha Vir)
• Zavijah (Beta Vir)
• Porrima (Gamma Vir)
• Auva (Delta Vir)
• VINDEMIATRIX (Epsilon Vir)
• Heze (Zeta Vir)
• Zaniah (Eta Vir)
• Syrma (Iota Vir)
• Rijl al Awwa (Mu Vir)

Messier Objects

• M49 (elliptical galaxy)
• M58 (spiral galaxy)
• M59 (elliptical galaxy)
• M60 (elliptical galaxy)
• M61 (spiral galaxy)
• M84 (elliptical galaxy)
• M86 (elliptical galaxy)
• M87 Virgo A (elliptical galaxy)
• M89 (elliptical galaxy)
• M90 (spiral galaxy)
• M104 The Sombrero Galaxy (spiral galaxy)

Check out the Virgo page which is part of the Texas Astronomical Society's Constellation of the Month Series.

This is one of the 13 constellations of the Zodiac.

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