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Spica

star in the constellation Virgo
Place navigational_star Q13008
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Summary

Spica is a navigational star[1]. Spica draws 3,722 Wikipedia views per month (navigational star category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Spica include HSwMS Spica[37], a torpedo boat[38], in Sweden[39].

Why It Matters

Spica has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Spica is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for Spica include HSwMS Spica[37], a torpedo boat[38], in Sweden[39].

Related Entities

flag of Brazil

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Rotational velocities and spectral types for a sample of binary systems. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The HYG Database. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · ~2026-39580-43 · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Effective temperature → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+3'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Effective temperature: 25,300 kelvin"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spectral class → B 2 V +B2V
    Type of variable star → Beta Cephei variable, rotating ellipsoidal variable
    Age estimated by a dating method → {'unit': 'Q20764', 'amount': '+12.5'}
    Surface gravity → {'unit': 'Q39699418', 'amount': '+3000'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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