Official IAU constellation
Virgo
Maiden
IAU abbreviation: Vir
Visibility
Broadly visible from both hemispheres
Best placed
March, April, May
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
5 stars, 5 lines
About
Virgo is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 5 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Virgo is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 5 stars with 5 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Spica (apparent magnitude 0.98).
Important Stars
SpicaMinelauvaHeze