brightest star in the zodiacal constellation Virgo and one of the 15 brightest in the entire sky, having an apparent visual magnitude of 0.98. It is a bluish star; spectroscopic examination reveals Spica to be a binary with a four-day period, its two components being of the first and third magnitudes, respectively.
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The brightest star of Virgo consists of two very close blue stars. From our point of view the star changes regularly its luminosity. This is because both stars cover each other (a so called eclipsing binary). Constellation: Virgo; ... Spica A ... Spectral class: B1; Visual magnitude: 1.06; Luminosity: 13 400 * Sun; Mass:
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SPICA (Alpha Virginis). Spica, The brighter primary star has a temperature 22,400 Kelvin, a true luminosity of 12,100 Suns (after taking ultraviolet radiation into account), a radius 7 solar, (25 percent the separation between the two stars) and a mass 10.5 times solar, which may be enough to send it someday into a...
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Title;Possibility of mass emission star study by SPICA. ... TOP > J-EAST > List of Journal Titles (P) > Proceedings of the 3rd Space Science Symposium(2003) > Possibility of mass emission star study by SPICA.
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Spica is a double star system consisting of a blue B1III-IV subgiant or giant in association with a blue B2V main sequence star. ... The giant star is about 7.4 times the diameter of the sun. The dynamics of the orbit indicates that the giant has a mass of 10.9 solar masses, while the smaller star is about 6.8 times the...
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Spica is approximately 260 light years from Terra. Spica has a luminosity 13400 times the brightness of Sol. The mass of the star is calculated to be 11 sol ...
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Oct 12, 2004 ... ~150 G-M target stars. SPICA Sensitivity in a perfect coronagraph mode. Cold BD Gl229B; 1 Jupiter mass object of 10Myr, 100Myr, ...
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Information on the Astrological Magic Talisman of the Fixed Star Spica. ... The Fixed Stars; What Does the Spica Talisman Do?; How is the Talisman Made?; Do You Mass Produce Talismans?; How Can I Order a Spica Talisman?; How Much Does a Spica Talisman Cost?; Do Talismans Work?;
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Here is an example of this evolution for a star five times the mass of the sun. ... If the star has enough mass, the core will contract, heat up, and trigger further reactions after the helium in the core has all been converted to carbon. A star must have M>8 M for the following reactions to take place...
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The bright star Spica is one of the more interesting of the first magnitude stars. First it is a spectroscopic binary consisting of two B stars revolving about a common center of mass with a period of approximately 4.01 days.
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