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Virgo
The Virgin
Map of Virgo
Genitive
  Virginis
Abbreviation
  Vir
Right Ascension
  11h35 to 15h08
Declination
  +14° 36' to -22° 12'
Area (sq deg)
  1,294
Brightest Star
  Spica
Optimum Visibility
  April/May
 The second largest constellation in the night sky, falling short of the record-holder, Hydra, by less than nine square degrees. In the direction of Virgo lies the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, a rich field of galaxies some sixty million light years beyond our own.
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