Celestial Atlas Vela <—Virgo: The Virgin—> Volans
(possessive form Virginis, abbreviation Vir) Hold the cursor over any Greek letter shown in the text to see its English transliteration
Constellations Bordering Virgo
(tba)
Virgo is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.
Illustration of Virgo From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria (rotated so east is at the top and north at the right) (Image Credit: USNO copy of the 1661 edition of Bayer's Uranometria) The vertical bands near center represent the Ecliptic (with degree marks) and the Zodiac
Map of Virgo
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger
Stars in Virgo
Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.
