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Virgo

Constellation Virgo

Meaning The Virgin
Abbreviation Vir
Pronunciation Vir-go
Hemisphere Equatorial
Zodiac Yes
Creator Ptolemy
Size (sq. deg.) 1294.428
Size (position) 2
Size (percentage) 3.14
Software (Picture) Night Vision (B.Simpson)
Constellations that surround Coma Berenices
  Virgo
  Crater
  Corvus
  Hydra
  Libra
  Serpens
  Bootes
 
Principle Stars Porrima
 Spica
 Vindemiatrix
 
Nebulas\Galaxies M90
 M89
 M87
 M86
 M84
 M61
 M60
 M59
 M58
 M49
 M104
 
Extrasolar Planets HD 114783 b



Legend / Myth
It is believed the constellation represents Astraea, the virgin daughter of the god Zeus and the goddess Themis. She was a goddess of truth and justice because the scales were nearby. She ruled the world at one time but as man grew callous, she returned to the skies as a constellation.




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