Spika (α Virginis) - The brightest star of the constellation, reaching a magnitude of 1. This purely white, bright star can be used for orientation in the spring sky, as it forms the so-called spring triangle along with the stars Regulus in Leo and Arcturus in Bootes, a kind of counterpart to the better-known summer triangle. It is located on the extended line connecting the upper right and lower left wheels of the Big Dipper. It is about 250 light-years away and exceeds the brightness of the Sun by a factor of 2,800. It is a very close spectroscopic binary star (an eclipsing variable star) with a period of 4.014 days. During this period, there is a regular slight partial eclipse, about one-tenth of the brightness, which is not visually perceptible. The main star of this pair also exhibits weak pulsation with a period of 0.174 days. Spica has a surface temperature of nearly 20,000 ˚C and shines with the power of more than a thousand Suns.

Porrima (γ Virginis) - One of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, both yellow-white components have almost the same brightness of 3.5 magnitude and can be observed with a 6 cm telescope at a separation of 3". Their orbital period around the common center of mass is 171.85 years. The largest separation was reached in 1920 - 6.2", so they could be distinguished even with a 5 cm telescope. Meanwhile, their mutual distance is rapidly decreasing. In 1985, the value reached 3.5", in 2000 only 1.8". Therefore, currently we need at least a 200 mm telescope to distinguish the two point-like stars under good seeing conditions. In 2007, the separation will be even smaller, only 0.3", and therefore we will need a significantly larger telescope to resolve them. The system is located 32 light-years away from us. Five arc degrees to the north lies the brightest quasar - thirteenth magnitude, labeled 3 C 273, located approximately 3 billion light-years away.

θ Virginis - A remarkable triple star system, located at a distance of 200 light years. The two brighter components are separated by 7.2" and have magnitudes of 4.4 and 9.4. To resolve them, a telescope with an objective diameter of 6 to 8 cm is needed. In a good 100 instrument, a third companion of magnitude 10.4 will also be visible, at a separation of 69.6" from the main white star (the second component appears faintly yellow).

φ Virginis - The triple star system consists of two stars (yellow and orange) with magnitudes of 4.8 and 9.3, separated by 4.8", and a third blue component with a magnitude of 12.4 at a separation of 93".

84 Virginis - Double star consisting of a close pair of conspicuously orange (5.5 mag) and dimly yellow components (7.9 mag) with a separation of 2.9". A telescope with an objective diameter of around 100 mm is recommended for resolution.

54 Virginis - An attractive pair of yellow (6.8 mag) and white stars (7.3 mag) at a separation of 5.4" is visible even in small telescopes at 100x magnification.

R Virginis - The variable star of Mira Ceti type, with a magnitude change from 6.0 to 12.1 over 146 days. It is assumed to be a red star of class M.

Struve 1788 - quadruple star, close pair of two beautiful yellow stars (6.5mag and 7.7mag) with a separation of 3.4 ", accompanied by two additional, much fainter components with magnitudes of 10.3 and 10.9mag. Recommendation: 100-150 mm and at least 100x magnification.