The blue giant star, Spica, lies in which constellation?
Spica Spica Spica, also designated Alpha Virginis (α Virginis, abbreviated Alpha Vir, α Vir), is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky. Analysis of its parallax shows that it is located 250 ± 10 light years from the Sun. It is a spectroscopic binary and rotating ellipsoidal variable; a system whose two main stars are so close together they are egg-shaped rather than spherical, and can only be separated by their spectra. The primary is a blue giant and a variable star of the Beta Cephei type. Spica, along
Spica now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names. In Chinese, (), meaning "Horn (asterism)", refers to an asterism consisting of Spica and ζ Virginis. Consequently, Spica are known as (, ). In Hindu astronomy, Spica corresponds to the Nakshatra "Chitrā". Both American ships USS "Spica" (AK-16) and USNS "Spica" (T-AFS-9) were named after this star while USS "Azimech" (AK-124), a "Crater"-class cargo ship, was given one of the star's medieval names. A blue star represents Spica on the of the Brazilian state of Pará. Spica is also the star representing Pará on the Brazilian flag. A South Korean