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Spica

Spica. By Maddy Allen. Characteristics of Spica. Spica is about 262 light years away from our sun. Spica’s surface temperature is between about 22,400 K and 18,500 K , and 40,000 F and 33,000 F, while the sun is 10,000 F and 5778 K.

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Spica

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  1. Spica By Maddy Allen

  2. Characteristics of Spica • Spica is about 262 light years away from our sun. • Spica’s surface temperature is between about 22,400 K and 18,500 K , and 40,000 F and 33,000 F, while the sun is 10,000 F and 5778 K. • Spica is white, while the Sun appears yellow, but it is really red and orange. • Compared to the sun, Spica is

  3. Spica and Virgo • There are many names and stories for Spica’s constellation (Virgo) in mythology, and with Spica as well. Many references refer to Virgo’s stars as a goddess or in some associations with wheat or the harvest. In Greece and Rome she typically was Astraea, or Persephone, daughter of Ceres. In Egypt, Virgo was identified with Isis, and Spica was considered her lute bearer. In ancient China, Spica was a special star of spring known as The Horn.

  4. Spica in an H-R diagram

  5. The life cycle of Spica • Spica is in the same stage as the sun. • If, and when it dies, it is most likely to go supernova and turn into a black hole.

  6. Resources • A great website where I found my characteristics and its constellation: • http://www.earthsky.org/tonightpost/brightest-stars/speed-on-to-spica-the-15th-brightest-star • Another great site where I checked my answers (to make sure they’re correct!) • http://souledout.org/cosmology/highlights/spicahighlights/spicahighlights.html

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