Visible at latitudes between +80° and −80°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of May.
Abbreviation: Vir
English Name: the Maiden
Right ascension: 13h
Declination: −4°
Area: 1294 sq. deg. (2nd)
Main stars: 9, 15
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 96
Stars with planets: 29
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 3
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 10
Brightest star: Spica (α Vir) (0.98m)
Messier objects: 11
Meteor showers: Virginids, Mu Virginids
Bordering constellations:
Boötes
Coma Berenices
Leo
Crater
Corvus
Hydra
Libra
Serpens Caput