Is it a red giant, main sequence star, white dwarf ? DOES ANYONE KNOW ?????
2007-06-07 08:57:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Virgo is many stars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgo_%28constellation%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stars_in_Virgo
2007-06-07 09:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Constellation Virgo, is a... constellation: a group of star that have been grouped together for the purpose of mapping the sky.
From Earth, constellations are simply groups of stars that happen to be in the same general direction (the stars themselves can be a very different distances from us, so they are not really together).
In ancient Greece (over 2000 years ago), many stars were seen to represent figures and these figures were given names from Greek mythology.
Virgo, the Virgin (meaning young girl, in those days) is seen as a young woman holding an ear of wheat. She was associated with the goddess of harvest. When the Sun entered that region of the sky, in the Fall, it was harvest time.
There are many stars in Virgo. The most brilliant one is called Spica.
It is slightly hotter and bigger than our Sun; it is also a variable star.
For amateur astronomers, the constellation is where we can find a lot of galaxies (not visible by eye, but visible through moderate telescopes).
2007-06-07 09:08:42 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A constellation is not just one star.
A constellation is formed by many stars (kind of like a giant dot to dot by someone with one hell of an imagination).
2007-06-07 09:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by HP 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read your question - Virgo is a constellation; not a star
2007-06-07 09:01:16 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the constellation of Leo the dimmest star would appear to be Algeiba which would be on the top of the lion's head. The absolute magnitude of Algeiba is 0.1 and is 190 light years from planet Earth.
2016-04-01 08:25:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a constellation is a group of stars not just one.
2007-06-07 09:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by neutron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a constellation is a collection of stars, not just one star.
2007-06-11 04:06:37 · answer #7 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.dibonsmith.com/vir_con.htm
http://seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/virgo.html
http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/virgo/
http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/Wingmakers/Virgo.html
one of these should tell u
2007-06-07 11:32:58 · answer #8 · answered by drakelungx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋