Spica

Summary

Spica is a navigational star^[1]. Spica draws 1,960 Wikipedia views per month (navigational_star category, ranking #3 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• Spica's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[3].
• Spica's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[4].
• Spica's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[5].
• Spica's instance of is recorded as star^[6].
• Spica's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[7].
• Spica's spectral class is recorded as B 2 V +B2V^[8].
• Spica is part of Spring Triangle^[9].
• Spica's Commons category is recorded as Spica^[10].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05547-01518^[11].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as HD 116658^[12].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as SAO 157923^[13].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as HIP 65474^[14].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as HR 5056^[15].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J13251158-1109404^[16].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as α Vir^[17].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as 67 Vir^[18].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 1322-10.8^[19].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J132511.6-110932^[20].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J13252-1109A^[21].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J1325-11.1^[22].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as FK5 498^[23].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as GC 18144^[24].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 7963^[25].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as HIC 65474^[26].
• Spica's catalog code is recorded as IDS 13200-1038 A^[27].

Body

Geography

Spica is part of Spring Triangle^[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include navigational star^[3], near-infrared source^[4], ultraviolet source^[5], and star^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 05547-01518^[11], HD 116658^[12], SAO 157923^[13], HIP 65474^[14], HR 5056^[15], and 2MASS J13251158-1109404^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Spica include HSwMS Spica^[28], a torpedo boat^[29], in Sweden^[30].

Why It Matters

Spica draws 1,960 Wikipedia views per month (navigational_star category, ranking #3 of 10).^[2] Spica has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Spica is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Spica include HSwMS Spica^[28], a torpedo boat^[29], in Sweden^[30].