- For other uses, see Spica.
Known space map showing Spica.
Spica (also known as Alpha Virginis or Juris Canopus) is a binary star system located in the galaxy's Beta Quadrant.
Details
This binary star was visible from Earth, 260 light-years distant, as part of the constellation of Virgo. At coordinates 0.35N 0.12E, Spica occupied the far reaches of 23rd century Federation space, situated towards the galactic core. Spica consists of two type B blue stars and was the location of a number of planets, including ninth planet Spica IX. (FASA RPG module: The Federation; TOS novel: The Klingon Gambit; ST reference: Star Charts)
This system was in the general vicinity of the MAO and Sol systems. (FASA RPG module: Trader Captains and Merchant Princes)
System makeup
- Spica binary
- Spica I
- Spica II
- Spica III
- Spica IV
- Spica V
- Spica VI
- Spica VII
- Spica VIII
- Spica IX
Appendices
Connections
| Stars, systems and objects of the Virgo constellation |
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| 59 Virginis • 61 Virginis • 70 Virginis • Alpha Virginis (Spica) • Beta Virginis (Zavijava) • Epsilon Virginis (Vindemiatrix, Dessica) • Gamma Virginis (Porrima) • Iota Virginis (Syrma) • Mu Virginis • Phi Virginis • Rho Virginis • Zeta Virginis (Heze) |