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What galaxy is Spica in?
Cluster
A few galaxies of the Virgo ClusterWhile Spica is the most prominent object in Virgo, the most interesting may be the Virgo Cluster — a collection of several thousand galaxies. It is centered about 60 million light-years away. The cluster forms the largest structure in our region of the universe.
Where is the constellation Spica located?
RA 13h 25m 12s | Dec -11° 9′ 41″
Spica/Coordinates
What planet is Spica?
Every 8 years, Venus passes Spica around the time of the star’s heliacal rising, as in 2009 when it passed 3.5° north of the star on November 3.
What is Spica near?
Spica is a bright binary star, the 16th brightest in Earth’s night sky, visible in the northern constellation Virgo. It is visible not only because of its size, but also because of its relatively close distance: it is about 260 light-years away from Earth.
Is Spica a white dwarf?
Spica’s life cycle The white dwarf is whats left of the giant, which is a burning core. They are typically the size of Earth. after years Spica is now a very old dwarf.
How far away is Spica from Earth?
260.9 light years
Spica/Distance to Earth
Does the star Spica have planets?
One system where we’re not likely to find planets is Spica, the brightest star of Virgo. It’s well to the right of the Moon at first light tomorrow. Spica is a binary — two stars that are bound to each other by their gravity. Astronomers have discovered planets in other binaries that orbit both stars in the system.
Why is Virgo named Virgo?
Virgo is one of the 48 constellations first cataloged by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century. Its name means “virgin” in Latin. It is an ancient constellation. The Babylonians knew it as “The Furrow”, representing the goddess Shala’s ear of grain.
What is the luminosity of Aldebaran?
518 L☉
Aldebaran/Luminosity
Is Polaris a white dwarf?
The companion stars (Polaris Ab and Polaris B) are both yellow-white dwarfs. Polaris is the brightest star in Ursa Minor.
Will Polaris become a black hole?
Polaris will be as close to us as ever. Polaris will most likely follow the routine death of Supergiant’s, unless something completely bizarre in our universe happens. It will ultimately lead to a supernova, where Polaris will blow itself up in an explosion. This then will turn into a neutron star or black hole.
What is the Milky Way galaxy?
Our Galaxy. The Milky Way Galaxy. The major arms consist of the highest densities of both young and old stars; the minor arms are primarily filled with gas and pockets of star-forming activity. The artist’s concept also includes a new spiral arm, called the “Far-3 kiloparsec arm,” discovered via a radio-telescope survey of gas in the Milky Way.
Is the Milky Way spiral or elliptical?
The concentration of stars in a band adds to the evidence that the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy. If we lived in an elliptical galaxy, we would see the stars of our galaxy spread out all around the sky, not in a single band. An all-sky image shows the flat plane of the Milky Way galaxy.
Is there a sharp edge beyond the Milky Way’s disk?
The disk of stars in the Milky Way does not have a sharp edge beyond which there are no stars. Rather, the concentration of stars decreases with distance from the center of the Milky Way.
What time is Spica at its highest point?
By mid-May, Spica will be transiting (appearing highest in the sky) around 10 p.m. (11 p.m. daylight saving time). When Spica is highest in the south for Northern Hemisphere viewers, Omega Centauri is, too. When Spica is highest, look for Omega Centauri about 35 degrees directly below it.