Star
Spica
α Virginis · HIP 65474 · Blue-white main-sequence star
True colour from its B–V index (-0.23) — a surface around 14,400 K.
Distance
250 light-years
Spectral type
B1V
Brightness
mag 0.98
Absolute mag
-3.44
Luminosity
2,070 × Sun
Surface
~14,400 K
Right ascension
13h 25m 12s
Declination
−11° 10′
- Spica is a blue-white main-sequence star in Virgo.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.