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SPICA
By Sarah & Natalie
CHARACTERISTICS: COLOR AND
TEMPERATURE
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Spica is currently a blue giant, and its color is
white. Its surface can reach a maximum of ____
degrees, while the core is usually ________
degrees.
CHARACTERISTICS: SIZE
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Spica’s diameter is ______, and it has _______ of
mass.
CHARACTERISTICS: CHEMICAL
COMPOSITION
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Spica’s composition is mainly helium.
CHARACTERISTICS: BRIGHTNESS
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Spica has a luminosity about 2,300 times that of
the Sun.
CHARACTERISTICS: DISTANCE FROM SUN
H-R DIAGRAM
CONSTELLATION:
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Spica is part of the constellation Virgo. There are many stories behind it,
and several follow:
Virgo means virgin, and was commonly identified with the goddess
Astraea or Dike in Greek mythology.
In another Greek legend she is Persephone, daughter of the goddess of the
harvest Ceres.
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In Asyrria, Virgo was believed to be the wife of Bel.
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In Bablylonian lands Virgo was Ishtar, Queen of the Stars.
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In India Virgo was identified with Kanya, the maiden and mother of
Krishna.
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Medieval Christians saw Virgo as the Madonna, or as Ruth of the fields.
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In Roman times Virgo was the Goddess Pax with her olive branch.
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Virgo has been identified with the Saxon goddess Eoestre or Eostre.
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Virgo has also been honored as Diana, Minerva, Athena, and occasionally
as Urania, muse of astronomy.
LIFE CYCLE
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Spica is currently a blue giant. This is a
supergiant. It was once part of a nebula. It then
turned into a high-mass star. It is currently (as
stated above) a supergiant. Eventually it will
become a supernova. Then it will become either a
Neutron star or a black hole.
SOURCES
http://stars5.netfirms.com/hertzsprune.gif
 http://www.souledout.org/cosmology/highlights/sp
icahighlights/spicahighlights.html
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