Vindemiatrix
ε Virginis
Distance (Light Years) 102.2 ± 2.8
Visual Magnitude 2.85
Color (B-V) 0.94
Names For This StarOther names for this star are Vindemiator or Vendemiatrix, Provindemiator, Protrigetrix, Protrygetor. These names are from Latin with the latter names deriving from Greek. The meaning of each of these names is "The Grape-gatherer,", since the rising of this star in the morning signaled the time of the grape harvest.
Other names applied to this star are Almuredin or Alaraph derived from Arabic. See Allen. According to the The Bright Star Catalog, the name Alaraph has also been applied to Beta Virginis and to Spica.
Description of the StarVindemiatrix is a yellow G8IIIab giant star having a luminosity about 60 times that of the sun.
ε Virginis
Distance (Light Years) 102.2 ± 2.8
Visual Magnitude 2.85
Color (B-V) 0.94
Names For This StarOther names for this star are Vindemiator or Vendemiatrix, Provindemiator, Protrigetrix, Protrygetor. These names are from Latin with the latter names deriving from Greek. The meaning of each of these names is "The Grape-gatherer,", since the rising of this star in the morning signaled the time of the grape harvest.
Other names applied to this star are Almuredin or Alaraph derived from Arabic. See Allen. According to the The Bright Star Catalog, the name Alaraph has also been applied to Beta Virginis and to Spica.
Description of the StarVindemiatrix is a yellow G8IIIab giant star having a luminosity about 60 times that of the sun.
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