Spica

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virgo
gptkb:Fly_Quest
gptkb:Golden_Guardians
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude +0.98
-1.04
gptkbp:area approximately 7 times that of the Sun
about 7 times that of the Sun
approximately 7 solar radii
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 22,400 K
gptkbp:controls gptkb:battle
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:physicist
with the naked eye
the spring sky
gptkbp:distance 250 light years
gptkbp:has_color -0.15
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 12,100 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type B1 III
B1 III-IV
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spica
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:observatory
gptkb:star
spectroscopic binary
astrophysical object
navigational star
luminary
alpha star of its constellation
hot blue giant star
gptkbp:is_approximately 250 light years away from Earth
gptkbp:is_associated_with the harvest in ancient cultures
the harvest in agriculture
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Alpha_Virginis
its blue color
gptkbp:is_often_used_in navigation by sailors
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the brightest stars in the night sky
the Virgo Supercluster
the zodiac signs
the Virgo cluster
the closest stars to the Sun
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:award
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Virgo_constellation
gptkbp:mass about 11 times that of the Sun
approximately 11 solar masses
gptkbp:named_after the Latin word for 'ear of grain'
the ear of wheat in Latin
gptkbp:set_in the Virgo cluster
gptkbp:type_of spectral type B1 III-IV