Great Diamond

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Great Diamond map by WikiSky

The Great Diamond is an asterism. Astronomy popularizer Hans A. Rey called it the Virgin's Diamond. It is composed of the following stars:

• Cor Caroli (α CVn), in Canes Venatici
• Denebola (β Leo), the tail of Leo
• Spica (α Vir), the wheat of Virgo
• Arcturus (α Boo), the brightest star in Boötes

The Great Diamond is somewhat^[quantify] larger than the Big Dipper. The three southernmost stars are sometimes regarded as being their own asterism, the Spring Triangle.

Lying within the Great Diamond is the set of stars traditionally assigned to Coma Berenices. Many nearby galaxies, including galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, are within this asterism, and some of these galaxies can easily be observed with amateur telescopes.

See also[]

• Winter Triangle
• Summer Triangle
• Winter Hexagon

External links[]

• Four-Star Sight: The Celestial Diamond (SPACE.com) 19 May 2006 06:16 am ET
• MAP (Space.com)
• The Great Diamond on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• Virgo's diamond

Coordinates: 12^h 54^m 00^s, +19° 00′ 00″

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