✨ Virgo

Vir · virgin, maiden · Southern sky

Virgo is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning virgin, maiden; stars within it are named in the genitive form Virginis.

Facts about Virgo

Constellation	Virgo
IAU abbreviation	Vir
Genitive (Latin)	Virginis
Meaning	virgin, maiden
Brightest star	Spica (apparent magnitude 0.97)
Area	1,294 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern
Messier objects here	11

Deep-sky objects in Virgo

M49 (Galaxy, mag 8.4)
M58 (Galaxy, mag 9.7)
M59 (Galaxy, mag 9.6)
M60 (Galaxy, mag 8.8)
M61 — Swelling Spiral Galaxy (Galaxy, mag 9.7)
M84 (Galaxy, mag 9.1)
M86 (Galaxy, mag 8.9)
M87 — Virgo A (Galaxy, mag 8.6)
M89 (Galaxy, mag 9.8)
M90 — Carabin Galaxy (Galaxy, mag 9.5)
M104 — Sombrero Galaxy (Galaxy, mag 8)

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.