- Stars with a name
- Spica
Spica
α Virginis
Spica is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Virgo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1776.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in April, May, and June.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 0.98.
What it’s like
It gives off 2,070 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 14,500 degrees.
It is 249.7 light years away: 2363 trillion kilometres.