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Spica

Star system
Spica is the brightest object in the constellation of Virgo and one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation α Virginis, which is Latinised to Alpha Virginis and abbreviated Alpha Vir or α Vir. Analysis of its... Wikipedia
Absolute magnitude: -3.55
Coordinates: RA 13h 25m 12s | Dec -11° 9′ 41″
Apparent magnitude (V): 0.97
Distance to Earth: 260.9 light years
Age: 12.5 Myr
Star color: bluish-white
B−V color index: −0.23